On 23 August we had a fabulous fermentation workshop. To start with Racheal showed us how to make kombucha - a fermented tea. I know the scobie looks revolting but the drink was quite refreshing. Well worth trying and thanks to Racheal for giving us each a piece of scobie we should all be able to brew our own. |
Then Lynda took us through the steps of making sauerkraut. Lynda had five different types of sauerkraut that she had made for us to taste which was really interesting to see the different combinations. Once again seeing how it is done makes is so much more achieveable. Basically we needed to cut up all our vegetables, add some salt and then massage the vegetables until they release a quantity of liquid. Then bottle it and put a lid of cabbage to keep the cut vegetables under the liquid. Then we have to wait three weeks before we can eat it. It does bubble up in the bottles so it is best to release the pressure in the bottles everyday or keep the lids slightly ajar but liquid will dribble out. Click on each photo to get a list of ingredients in each bottle - great combinations to try.
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Margaret Parton
23/9/2014 09:53:36 am
Lovely , interesting workshop, very enjoyable, I have shown a friend how to make a batch of fermented vegies....way quicker and easier than she thought.
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1/6/2015 07:20:00 pm
I just recently started making my own kombucha too! I grew my own scoby and now have lots and lots of scobys! I am loving the kombucha and mine has been really fizzy, which I love. I have now started making some with some flavorings. I have a post on my blog telling how I made my own scoby should you ever need to know how to do that from scratch!
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Nancy
20/1/2016 04:07:01 pm
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Good food hygiene is vital. There have been people presenting to us and the base hospital with food poisoning because of failed pickling and preservation of food stuffs. Caution must be taken when using any preserved food and when in doubt throw away. Go to our website there are some tips on what to do if you are not sure www.housecalldoctor.com.au
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