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Anyone Into Kraut Making?
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:59 pm
by 1967redrider
Thought I post some pictures of making kraut at the farm when I visited last month. First you need to round up some crockpots, then a couple dozen heads of cabbage, salt, a Keen Kutter Kraut Kutter and a kraut tamper. Then the fun begins!

It took us about 3 hours to fill all the crocks, it should be ready around Thanksgiving after spending about 4 months in the cellar. Could really go for some right now on a hotdog with some good German mustard.

Re: Anyone Into Kraut Making?
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:57 pm
by Colonel26
Oh man! I love homemade kraut. Looks great.
Re: Anyone Into Kraut Making?
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:59 pm
by junebug
HATE THE STUFF....... ESPECIALLY ON A GOOD OL MUSTARD DOG
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm MUSTARD DOGS
BUT SO COOL TA SEE MADE ,BRO!!!
THANKS FER PIX!!!!
BET IT WAS FUN TA BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS

Re: Anyone Into Kraut Making?
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:06 am
by Colonel26
Here one if the most sublime pleasures in life is white beans, cornbread, fried taters and kraut! Throw some wieners in that kraut or some country style ribs in the side mmmmmm. Best stuff you ever lapped a lip over.
Re: Anyone Into Kraut Making?
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:31 am
by 1967redrider
Thanks guys, it is fun doing things like they were traditionally done. Not sure why that one picture posted upside down.
Yeah, easier to pick up a bag of kraut at the grocery store but what if there weren't grocery stores to rely on? It seems as civilization progresses there is a bunch of knowledge that is getting lost in the process. We are becoming consumers and not manufacturers, which could come back to bite us one day. Just my 2 cents.
Re: Anyone Into Kraut Making?
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:44 am
by wlf
I think the exchange rate on that 2 cents is going to be very good for you.
We pickled corn in crocks and also pickled and dried green beans.You could go in Mamaw's cellar,take the lid off a crock and get an ear of pickled corn.
Re: Anyone Into Kraut Making?
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:34 am
by Colonel26
wlf wrote:I think the exchange rate on that 2 cents is going to be very good for you.
We pickled corn in crocks and also pickled and dried green beans.You could go in Mamaw's cellar,take the lid off a crock and get an ear of pickled corn.
Those dried green beans, is that what was called leather britches beans? I've heard they were mighty fine.
Re: Anyone Into Kraut Making?
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:18 pm
by PigSticker
Everybody where I grew up made kraut the whole town was Chez-Slov-Pol's those people made lots of wine in that area too----