Home Preserving

Preserved Lemons

Flavorings & Condiments

  Preserved lemons add a clear lemon flavor to all kinds of dishes, from tagines to couscous to stewed chicken or fish.  They aren’t difficult at all to make, and they can add a touch of exotic flavor to everyday dinners. To make it easy on myself, I start with a 2 lb bag of [...]

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Kraut Catastrophe: A Tale of Woe Part II

FLOPS

When we last left this saga, I had finally unstuck the lid from Ivory’s Picklemeister.  It was a great feeling. I was so psyched to get the kraut started.  I layered it in the crock with salt, added the inoculant from Ivory’s pickles and enough water to cover, put the lids on, the glass pusher [...]

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Kraut Catastrophe: A Tale of Woe Part I

FLOPS

As you all know, everything I do always turns out perfectly. What’s that choking sound? Ah, you’ve read our flops. Well, as long as we’re letting it all hang out, you might as well know what happened when I, inspired by Ivory’s fantabulous experiences making naturally fermented pickles, decided to devote my entire crop of [...]

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Make Green Bean Pickles

Home Preserving

This recipe comes to us from our giveaway sponsor this week: Cultures for Health Naturally Pickled Green Beans Recipe   Ingredients: 1/2 lb. Green Beans or similar bean 3 cups. Water (approximate) A few cloves of garlic, chopped A few red pepper flakes Freshly ground black pepper Fresh or dried dill week to taste One [...]

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Lacto-Fermented Dill Baby Carrots

Home Preserving

  Timeframe: 1 week Special Equipment: One-quart jar, preferably a fermenter Cut up flexible coffee lid that can be folded through the mouth and expands approximately to width of jar Optional weight.  I used an Eggsact Egg timer. Ingredients (for 1 gallon): 1-2 bags of baby carrots 1 tablespoon salt 1 tsp dried dill Boiled and [...]

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