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June 15, 2015

Fermented Greens

We went out of town for 3 days, and came home to a garden full of “greens”. Swiss Chard, Rapini, Radish tops and Lambs Quarters. I picked a basket full! The sink was full! And that’s not counting the cilantro. More about that tomorrow. I chopped off the stems of the chard, and set the rapini and radish tops aside...

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May 25, 2015

The Ginger-Bug meets Rhubarb Juice

Time to put the bug to work! (I made a ginger-bug, in case you missed it, the article is here: http://www.sewwhatyvette.com/ginger-bug) I chopped 4 cups of fresh rhubarb and added it to 6 cups of tap water. Boiled this for 10 minutes, removed from the heat and let it cool. I strained it and measured the juice, almost 8 cups,...

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May 25, 2015

The Ginger-Bug

I’m obsessed. With ginger and fermented foods. Probiotics. Among other things. I decided to start a ginger bug. I grated about 2 tablespoons of fresh, unpeeled ginger into a jar. Added 2 cups of tap water and 2 tablespoons of organic sugar (from Natural Sequence here in Trenton). Then covered it with a tissue held with a rubber band. The...

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March 19, 2015

Fermented Rutabaga Pickles with Beets, Day 5

Day 5, and things are happening! Each day I’ve been pushing the vegies down into the brine and doing a taste test. Today I’m getting a bit of a sour in with the salty. Little bubbles are forming all through the mixture and when they get large enough they come to the surface. See below. This process has made me...

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March 16, 2015

Fermented Rutabaga Pickle with Beets Day 2

After sitting on the counter overnight in the salt water, the beets have rehydrated and turned the brine a lovely shade of red. Ready to bottle! I just happened to have a wide mouthed jar the right size, 1 1/2 quart. I crushed 4 garlic cloves and dropped 2 into the bottom of the jar. Then I packed in the...

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March 15, 2015

Fermented Rutabaga Pickle with Beets

Do you like rutabaga? Turnip? At 60 years of age, I discovered that I didn’t really HATE turnip. I just didn’t like the way it was prepared. Boiled and mashed, no. 6 months ago I oven roasted small chunks of turnip with onion and garlic and a drizzle of olive oil. HOLEY RUTABAGA! Now I can’t seem to get enough...

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Fermented Greens

The Ginger-Bug meets Rhubarb Juice

The Ginger-Bug

Fermented Rutabaga Pickles with Beets, Day 5

Fermented Rutabaga Pickle with Beets Day 2

Fermented Rutabaga Pickle with Beets

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