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Farm Kitchen:  What's Fermenting at Your House?  |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Nov 11 2019 : 1:14:46 PM
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Judith, no I don't. I wash, dry, cut in bite size pieces and put in dehydrator. Store in wide mouth mason jars.
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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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2019 : 11:56:13 AM
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I tasted the portabella mushrooms this morning and I like them but I think they need to ferment for at least a week longer. I will taste them again next Sunday. Tasting is the only way I know to do it - a batch is done when it tastes good to me.
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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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6791 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 07 2019 : 10:21:54 AM
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Not exactly fermenting but close. I made a quart of apple cider vinegar with fresh herbs - chives, thyme, rosemary, Greek oregano, garlic, and black pepper corns. If you have not made herb vinegar here's the recipe.
Bring vinegar of choice to boil. Pour hot vinegar into quart jar of a single herb or mix of herbs. I have made up to a 1/2 gal of herb vinegar. Will be ready to use in a couple of days. I strain into a pretty jar to keep on kitchen counter. What's left in the quart jar us stored in pantry.
If you want to add a fresh herb to the pretty bottle use rosemary, chives, thyme or any hardy herb. Basil can be used in herb vinegar but it does not hold up so it should not be added to pretty bottle.
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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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6791 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2020 : 06:17:33 AM
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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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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2020 : 09:18:25 AM
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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
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6791 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2020 : 08:02:52 AM
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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.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6791 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2020 : 07:29:38 AM
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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.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2020 : 6:00:36 PM
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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
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2020 : 08:50:22 AM
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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!
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2020 : 03:21:33 AM
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sounds very simple Nini. I hope to give that a try. I will watch the videos sometime. thanks
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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AndreaPA
True Blue Farmgirl
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Andrea
Factoryville
PA
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2020 : 4:17:38 PM
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Sara that vinegar sounds really good. I just started water kefir today, hydrating the kefir grains. My first attempt at kefir.
Andrea
Farmgirl# 8166
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2020 : 10:50:15 PM
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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!
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6791 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 05:06:35 AM
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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.
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GailMN
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gail
Hutchinson
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 08:20:12 AM
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Sounds interesting with the blueberries - how are you doing your ferment? Thanks.
Farmgirl Sister #506
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 08:29:22 AM
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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
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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GailMN
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gail
Hutchinson
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 08:34:47 AM
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Thanks Nini!
Farmgirl Sister #506
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2020 : 4:33:29 PM
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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
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6791 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 19 2020 : 2:04:27 PM
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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.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
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Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 02:29:50 AM
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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
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6791 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 02:51:32 AM
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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.
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GailMN
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Gail
Hutchinson
Minnesota
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Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 06:55:36 AM
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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!
Farmgirl Sister #506
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 09:37:08 AM
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| Yeah Sara, the sugar helps boost the fermentation process |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6791 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 20 2020 : 10:39:06 AM
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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.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6791 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 21 2020 : 08:19:58 AM
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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.
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.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4100 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Oct 21 2020 : 4:47:44 PM
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Way to go Sara. Enjoy the goodness.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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