Fermentation and Food Preservation

[thalassa]

Re: Yogurt Making

if you keep your yogurt going, never have to buy starter again.

...that, I think, is usually the problem, lol (and why in our case, its easier to go to the grocery store and get one of those single serve greek yogurts to start from when we let it go).

[Hawkfeathers]

Re: Yogurt Making

Very interesting. I never thought about making yogurt. Can it be frozen?
Lately I've been buying Chobani brand Greek yogurt, which I like much better than other kinds. I like to take 1 part softened cream cheese, 3 parts plain Chobani, a few drops vanilla extract, stir with a spoon, add a handful of fresh berries and Voila! Breakfast or dessert. Most people would probably add sugar but I like the tartness.

[thalassa]

FERMENTATION!! Yeah!

I made sauerkraut. Its fucking delish. OMG. So. much. better. than. a. can.

I'm eating it with tomatoes "marinated" in sweet Italian dressing.

I messed around with the recipe--put pickled garlic and peppergrass in it. Mouthgasm.

I have a hot-sweet-sour-salty batch with red cabbage going right now--it has apples, dried cranberries, and cayenne in it.

[B. de Corbin]

Re: What Are You Thinking About?

I made sauerkraut. Its fucking delish. OMG. So. much. better. than. a. can.

I'm eating it with tomatoes "marinated" in sweet Italian dressing.

I messed around with the recipe--put pickled garlic and peppergrass in it. Mouthgasm.

I have a hot-sweet-sour-salty batch with red cabbage going right now--it has apples, dried cranberries, and cayenne in it.

Homemade sauerkraut is De Bomb!

Have you fermented pickles too?

I add hot peppers to make them sinfully delish.

[thalassa]

Re: What Are You Thinking About?

Homemade sauerkraut is De Bomb!

Have you fermented pickles too?

I add hot peppers to make them sinfully delish.

I've only made fridge pickles....I've not tried fermented pickles yet.

[B. de Corbin]

Re: What Are You Thinking About?

I've only made fridge pickles....I've not tried fermented pickles yet.

Wait till you try it - the difference between fermented and unfermented pickles is like the difference between store and homemade 'kraut.

It's basically the same process.

[thalassa]

Re: What Are You Thinking About?

Wait till you try it - the difference between fermented and unfermented pickles is like the difference between store and homemade 'kraut.

It's basically the same process.

cucumber + salty water + time = pickles

Yes?

[Medusa]

Re: What Are You Thinking About?

Cucumbers, lemon and tajin. MMMM

[B. de Corbin]

Re: What Are You Thinking About?

cucumber + salty water + time = pickles

Yes?

[thalassa]

Re: What Are You Thinking About?

Do they have to be whole?

Like...my boss just brought me in some cucumbers, but they are HUGE...like 15 inches long. I don't have anything they will fit in, can I cut them in half? Whenever I look anything up, the pics are all are these perfect little short guys...

[B. de Corbin]

Re: What Are You Thinking About?

Do they have to be whole?

Like...my boss just brought me in some cucumbers, but they are HUGE...like 15 inches long. I don't have anything they will fit in, can I cut them in half? Whenever I look anything up, the pics are all are these perfect little short guys...

Yes - I always slice up bigger ones.

[Heka]

Do they have to be whole?

Like...my boss just brought me in some cucumbers, but they are HUGE...like 15 inches long. I don't have anything they will fit in, can I cut them in half? Whenever I look anything up, the pics are all are these perfect little short guys...

Yeah, we buy bread and butter pickles here, sliced up.

My friend grew monster cukes, trying to find a picture...

[Rae'ya]

Re: What Are You Thinking About?

Do they have to be whole?

Like...my boss just brought me in some cucumbers, but they are HUGE...like 15 inches long. I don't have anything they will fit in, can I cut them in half? Whenever I look anything up, the pics are all are these perfect little short guys...

Mum makes hers sliced when there's extra cucumbers. My stepdad is in charge of the baby cucumber pickles, which are grown and harvested especially for his pickle jars. But mum pickles any left over garden produce.

[thalassa]

Re: FERMENTATION!! Yeah!

How to make cider....

[Heka]

How to make cider....

I want to make mead and cider... one day...