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YellowRose Posted - Aug 10 2016 : 10:53:32 AM
Yesterday I started a batch of green beans in a crock. Today I added a red onion, thyme, and rosemary.

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YellowRose Posted - Oct 31 2020 : 07:30:22 AM
Michelle how will you use the cranberries?

I need to start another batch of red cabbage kraut.



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windypines Posted - Oct 31 2020 : 07:24:29 AM
just started a jar of fermented cranberries!!!

Farming in WI

Michele
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janamarieje Posted - Oct 21 2020 : 8:16:44 PM
While clearing out the vegetable plants from the garden I discovered quite a few peppers (Anaheim, Jalapeno, Poblano and Serrano) hiding on the plants that I decided to make a mild pepper sauce that is fermenting until this weekend. I am following a recipe, but I have never done this before and don't know what to expect.

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windypines Posted - Oct 21 2020 : 4:47:44 PM
Way to go Sara. Enjoy the goodness.

Farming in WI

Michele
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YellowRose Posted - Oct 21 2020 : 08:19:58 AM
A month ago I started a 3 - quart batch of apple cider vinegar. I lost one quart to black mold but the other two made it. I strained and bottled it this morning. Don't know what happened to the one quart but so happy the other two were good. I think adding sugar was the key to my success.

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Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
YellowRose Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 10:39:06 AM
We all need a little sugar from time to time.

Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
nubidane Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 09:37:08 AM
Yeah Sara, the sugar helps boost the fermentation process
GailMN Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 06:55:36 AM
Oh, I am going to definitely try this! My apples are beautiful and plentiful this year. I will be using the apple peeler to prepare apples for freezing, so should have an abundance to start a ferment. Thanks for the idea!


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YellowRose Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 02:51:32 AM
Thanks Michelle, didn't know about adding sugar. Will give that a try.

Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
windypines Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 02:29:50 AM
Sara, making the apple cider vinegar is easy. Apple peelings and cores packed in a jar, add 1 T sugar for every cup of water. Fill to cover your peelings. Stir or shake every couple of days, and let sit in a dark corner for 2 weeks. I keep the mother that my first batch made and use it every year. Must be 4-5 years now that I have been doing it. I need to do a bigger jar this year, as I go through it.
I hope yours turns out.

Farming in WI

Michele
FGOTM June2019

YellowRose Posted - Sep 19 2020 : 2:04:27 PM
The apple peels and cores from the apple pie filling I canned this morning yielded 3 quarts to start apple cider vinegar. I haven't had much luck with making it so I hope I have better luck with one or all of the jars. The directions are so simple but the actual doing seems to be hard for me.

Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
windypines Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 4:33:29 PM
Thanks Nini I watched the fermented cranberry video. How simple. I found out today that cranberries in my area will be picked around the first of October. I can't wait.

Farming in WI

Michele
FGOTM June2019

GailMN Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 08:34:47 AM
Thanks Nini!

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Ninibini Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 08:29:22 AM
Hi girls!

In the middle of processing yet MORE zucchini, so please forgive me, but here is the link that teaches everything you want to know about lacto fermenting blueberries:

https://youtu.be/b20Pn-fhL5Q

I hope this helps!

Hugs -

Nini

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GailMN Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 08:20:12 AM
Sounds interesting with the blueberries - how are you doing your ferment? Thanks.


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YellowRose Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 05:06:35 AM
Andrea, I've seen recipes for water kefir but have never tried it. Let us know how yours turns out.

Nini, fermenting blueberries is new to me. I'm interested in hearing how they turn out and how you use them.

Will start a small batch of tomatillo & roasted onion relish today. Will leave tomatillos & onions in chunks per new fermenting book, so small pieces won't float and dice when I want the relish.

Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
Ninibini Posted - Aug 29 2020 : 10:50:15 PM
I'm fermenting blueberries today! Very excited to see how they turn out!

Hugs -

Nini

Farmgirl Sister #1974

God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!

AndreaPA Posted - Aug 26 2020 : 4:17:38 PM
Sara that vinegar sounds really good. I just started water kefir today, hydrating the kefir grains. My first attempt at kefir.

Andrea
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windypines Posted - Aug 17 2020 : 03:21:33 AM
sounds very simple Nini. I hope to give that a try. I will watch the videos sometime. thanks

Farming in WI

Michele
FGOTM June2019

Ninibini Posted - Aug 16 2020 : 08:50:22 AM
Michele - No, not at all. I just put them in a jar with the lid and ring. That's it. Honest. It's so super easy.

So basically, I rinse my cranberries really well and dry them with a towel. I chop them coarsely with a knife, put them in the jar. Add some orange zest, pour in my local honey (I don't always use raw - our local honey isn't designated as raw, but it works just fine), use a long wooden skewer to help the honey down into the cranberries and help remove air pockets, then stick a long cinnamon stick in the jar. That is IT. Then I put the lid on, give the ring a squeeze, put the jar in a shallow bowl - just in case - and wait. I do release the air every couple of days or so, but that's it. It only takes a couple of days and then it's ready for the fridge.

Here are a couple of videos that might help:

This is the very basic recipe, that I basically use (above), only I don't use orange pulp and I do zest the oranges.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MTe_cw4M60

But this lady - I just love her, and everything she has taught turns out to perfection! And her recipe looks a bit more fancy for the table! It's a little more complicated, but not much. I might give it a whirl this year. But the basic recipe I use above is really delicious. It doesn't need anything more. Sometimes simple is easiest, and sometimes easiest is best! ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MTe_cw4M60

I hope this helps!!!


Okay... So this year is my first really big experimentation with fermenting. Right now I've got onions, banana peppers, salsa, dilly beans, tomatoes with basil and garlic to be turned into sauce later... and two huge jars of sauerkraut! SO excited! I am love love loving this whole fermenting process! SO good! I just need a second refrigerator if I'm going to make enough to get me through til next summer! LOL!

Hugs and love -

Nini

Farmgirl Sister #1974

God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!

windypines Posted - Aug 15 2020 : 6:00:36 PM
It all sounds so good, Sara and Nini. Soon it will be cranberry season, I hope to get a few pounds from a bog about 15 miles away. Fermented cranberrys, do you need special equipment Nini?

Farming in WI

Michele
FGOTM June2019

YellowRose Posted - Aug 15 2020 : 07:29:38 AM
This morning I put up 3 lemons for preserved lemons in salt. Will be used in mid-eastern and lamb dishes.

Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
YellowRose Posted - Jan 28 2020 : 08:02:52 AM
Started another batch of sauerkraut yesterday.

Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019

Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.

Ninibini Posted - Jan 14 2020 : 09:18:25 AM
Have any of you fermented cranberries? I started doing this a couple of years ago, and now it's a family favorite! YUM!!!
Hugs - Nini



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God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!

YellowRose Posted - Jan 04 2020 : 06:17:33 AM
This morning I'm starting another batch of fermented cucumbers.

Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019

Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.


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