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Graybrew1

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shavedape said:
Last June I read up on doing lacto fermentation with veggies. At the time I happened to pick up a jalapeno plant at the local Aldi of all places and the thing was dripping with peppers. I picked a bunch and thought I'd experiment with doing some lacto fermentation so I put them in a lock-top jar with some onion and jicama plus salt and distilled water. After a week on the counter they had turned an olive color and were ready for the fridge. I wasn't thrilled with them because they were pretty salty so I shoved them to the back of my fridge and forgot about them until this week. Opened the jar and tried them and wow! They're good! And I'm not a huge fan of jalapenos to begin with.

At the time I tried the jalapenos I also tried a simple saurkraut. I used a couple of those small coleslaw bags, put them in a bowl, sprinkled a couple teaspoons of salt on top and "mashed" the whole mess with a potato masher until juice came out of the cabbage. It really wasn't that hard at all to be honest. Then I put the mix into a lock-top jar and left it on the counter for about a week and the it was ready to eat. Again, this was a little on the salty side but that didn't stop me from eating the whole container in a pretty quick fashion. I didn't have a camera handy when I did the saurkraut so I don't have any pics of it. I'll definitely do the recipe again as it's super easy and I suspect if I store it for awhile it will taste even better in the long run.

Two days ago I started a mixed veggie ferment with brussels sprouts, sweet onion, carrots, parsnips, seedless cucumber and green beans. I added a few pieces of celery on the top to help hold the rest of the veggies in place. I tossed the veggies with 2 teaspoons of pickling salt and a healthy dash of kefir/yogurt starter I had on hand from a different project. I routinely open the jar to let it release pressure and since it's bubbling good I tried a piece of onion -- WOW!!! Tasted great! I'm really hoping all the veggies turn out in this one so my fingers are crossed. I've read that carrots don't always work out but I'm optimistic. I'll definitely do onions again for sure. If the cukes work out even better.

Here's a fuzzy pic of the mixed veggies I've got going now plus one of a couple of the jalapenos I've got left.

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Do you drink it straight? Do you mix it with something? Does it taste like Veggies?
 
shavedape

shavedape

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Graybrew1 said:
Do you drink it straight? Do you mix it with something? Does it taste like Veggies?
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You eat the veggies just like pickles. It's an old form of pickling (preserving) veggies. If you've ever had a genuine kosher pickle (not the stuff you buy at the store) like from a deli that's how they "pickled" it.

The salt prevents bacteria and yeast from growing other than the lactic bacteria which is GOOD bacteria. You know acidophilus? Like with yogurt and stuff like that. It's that kind of bacteria which is good for your intestines. The sourness is natural as opposed to a vinegar sourness like you get with store bought pickles.

Plus you can keep the stuff in your fridge for a long time. I won't say it's for everybody as some people just don't like pickles or fermented stuff. I don't know if being of German descent is where I get my appreciation for pickled stuff from but there it is. I've got friends who won't touch the stuff though. The Dutch for instance are finicky eaters, always turning their noses up at quality food in favor of drive-thru high-carb/low-nutrient garbage. But to each his own. ;)
 
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Bluce Ree said:
Impressed with how I handle my big camera, huh?
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I just assumed you had a crew of minions who handled your camera while you gave direction, ya know, like all artistes do, oui?
 
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@Shaved......Oh, okay. Yes, I am one of those non pickle people. I thought you were seriously drinking the fermented juice. Silly Me. :facepalm:

@Bluce......My yes, the talent you possess is awe inspiring. :P
 
SciphonicStranger

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I love a good deli pickle - must be the german in me. :)

I hear the Dutch dip their french fries in mayonaise. :puke:
 
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shavedape said:
I just assumed you had a crew of minions who handled your camera while you gave direction, ya know, like all artistes do, oui?
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Graybrew1 said:
@Shaved......Oh, okay. Yes, I am one of those non pickle people. I thought you were seriously drinking the fermented juice. Silly Me. :facepalm:
@Bluce......My yes, the talent you possess is awe inspiring. :P
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What's with all these feathers on the ground in the places Bluce has been since he became a councilmember?

Bluce Ree said:
Oui, oui, mon ami!

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Dude. What's going on? Your arms are not even half the size they used to be. You're not ill I hope?

SciphonicStranger said:
I love a good deli pickle - must be the german in me. :)
I hear the Dutch dip their french fries in mayonaise. :puke:
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O so now you and Shaved are both playing jerries are ya! I see where this is going. Better prepare the ol' bombshelters again.
And I don't even wanna think about touching mayonaise with a ten foot pole. :puke:
 
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Stonelesscutter said:
What's with all these feathers on the ground in the places Bluce has been since he became a councilmember?



Dude. What's going on? Your arms are not even half the size they used to be. You're not ill I hope?



O so now you and Shaved are both playing jerries are ya! I see where this is going. Better prepare the ol' bombshelters again.
And I don't even wanna think about touching mayonaise with a ten foot pole. :puke:
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I don't get the feathers on the ground?????????
 
shavedape

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Stonelesscutter said:
What's with all these feathers on the ground in the places Bluce has been since he became a councilmember?



Dude. What's going on? Your arms are not even half the size they used to be. You're not ill I hope?



O so now you and Shaved are both playing jerries are ya! I see where this is going. Better prepare the ol' bombshelters again.
And I don't even wanna think about touching mayonaise with a ten foot pole. :puke:
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Yeah Stoneless, SS and I are the "Jerries" and you are the "Anne Frank" of GateFans. :D
 
SciphonicStranger

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shavedape said:
Yeah Stoneless, SS and I are the "Jerries" and you are the "Anne Frank" of GateFans. :D
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I really wouldn't want to read Stone's diary, but I guess we get a snippet here every day anyway. :P :D
 
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Stonelesscutter

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Well at least thanks to the internet we shall have a more advanced warning of your approaching assault.
 
shavedape

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Stonelesscutter said:
Well at least thanks to the internet we shall have a more advanced warning of your approaching assault.
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Your windmills are no match for the great, dynamic German war machine!
 
Illiterati

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shavedape said:
Your windmills are no match for the great, dynamic German war machine!
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Fine German engineering? (said with a really bad German accent)

I own a Volkswagen New Beetle (not that newer Beetle they're now selling), so I really do appreciate "fine German engineering". ;)

I'll have to take some photos of my neighborhood. I should take some pictures of areas that currently are used to pass for New York, etc. We have a lot of those quite literally within a block or so of where I live.
 
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OMNI said:
LOL you mean the one that has frequently gotten it arse kicked throughout history? ;)
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Otto von Bismark would beg to differ. :D
 
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