tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post8954280340726038972..comments2024-03-20T18:36:43.524-04:00Comments on Thrift at Home: The 3-Gallon Sauerkraut CrockMargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-25670179447881684182020-11-04T14:49:34.463-05:002020-11-04T14:49:34.463-05:00Great instruction. Have you tried doing sauerkraut...Great instruction. Have you tried doing sauerkraut in an oak barrel or bucket? I found old German books about this tradition. Some information and recipe of <a href="https://hoohla.cooking/what-is-homemade-sauerkraut" rel="nofollow">Sauerkraut in Oak bucket</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-62231697533734527272015-04-25T07:34:53.133-04:002015-04-25T07:34:53.133-04:00Peascod, welcome! and thank you. I hope your saue...Peascod, welcome! and thank you. I hope your sauerkraut turns out great.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-15288568597721758722015-04-24T23:11:39.963-04:002015-04-24T23:11:39.963-04:00I just wandered over to discover your delightful b...I just wandered over to discover your delightful blog via Rhonda at Down to Earth. I have spent all evening reading bits and pieces of your blog. <br /><br />I am most excited about this post. I love sauerkraut and have inherited my gram's pickle crocks. I have wanted to use them but didn't know how...most of the recipes for kraut on the net use complicated vented lids etc. I just wanted to use her crocks, but couldn't wrap my head around it. So now I know. Thanks for your post on making Kraut using the old fashioned crocksPeascodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950203914710533372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-76825791641878367262015-04-06T07:00:57.301-04:002015-04-06T07:00:57.301-04:00Oukay, I would probably use an old crock if it was...Oukay, I would probably use an old crock if it wasn't chipped or cracked - BUT I haven't done any research to see if the old glazes and pottery used substances that we now consider unsafe. I'd do some research and I probably wouldn't start with Google, which will give the worst-case scenario and hair-raising stories. I'd ask potters or antiques experts or use a reputable web source. And then I would probably hedge my bets :)Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-7408955864271842922015-04-05T20:02:40.577-04:002015-04-05T20:02:40.577-04:00I have lots of crocks that were my great-grandmoth...I have lots of crocks that were my great-grandmother's. Do you think that most of the really old crockery is safe for things like sauerkraut? So far I just use them as cache pots for plants. Thanksoukayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016196982570023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-58226617857368758462015-03-21T00:57:30.847-04:002015-03-21T00:57:30.847-04:00Nice! I'll be making some next week in my smal...Nice! I'll be making some next week in my smaller fermenting jar. I did some pounding in a 1/2 gallon canning jar, worked great with a french rolling pin :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-3192588955010741212015-03-18T07:29:26.963-04:002015-03-18T07:29:26.963-04:00Looks incredible! And that crock ... oh, it's ...Looks incredible! And that crock ... oh, it's a beauty!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944020026020948429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-28081450882750371172015-03-17T20:57:04.439-04:002015-03-17T20:57:04.439-04:00I tried making sauerkraut once; I guess I didn'...I tried making sauerkraut once; I guess I didn't have the strength the pound the liquid out of it. It was really more than I could do - getting enough juice to actually cover the cabbage seemed impossible! Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503930255842185609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-35312182487854483962015-03-17T12:22:04.741-04:002015-03-17T12:22:04.741-04:00Margo, she served the sauerkraut plain, in a custa...Margo, she served the sauerkraut plain, in a custard cup, at the side of the plate - cold or room temperature, depending on how quickly I walked home from work on my lunch hour! We always ate our main meal at lunchtime.<br /><br />Side note, she was a terrific cook; I was always a skinny thing in those days but gained ten pounds that summer from her wonderful cooking - which I lost as soon as I returned to university meals :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-91297407217398824832015-03-17T09:55:12.192-04:002015-03-17T09:55:12.192-04:00Jenny_o, I like the idea of a summer side dish. W...Jenny_o, I like the idea of a summer side dish. Was the sauerkraut simply served cold or room temperature, nothing else added? I'm intrigued. We do love to eat it right out of the jar. . . <br /><br />Rebecca, I have heard of "cabbage stompers" in PA Dutch - I wonder if that's the sort of tool that you are talking about? It sure sounds handy.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-69533613957861381452015-03-17T07:04:14.256-04:002015-03-17T07:04:14.256-04:00My folks have a dedicated sauerkraut "stomper...My folks have a dedicated sauerkraut "stomper", they call it. Picture a mallet head turned on its side with a long handle coming out of its small end. You can stand upright and pound away. A nice addition to the Honey-Do list?Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406378232568485111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-55194596288081755852015-03-16T23:17:20.484-04:002015-03-16T23:17:20.484-04:00Oh, it sounds so good!
I boarded with a retired d...Oh, it sounds so good!<br /><br />I boarded with a retired dietitian one summer, and she served a side dish of sauerkraut about once a week. It makes a fine summer dish, too :)<br /><br />What a thoughtful gift from your dad.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-52221058396668899162015-03-16T16:02:55.625-04:002015-03-16T16:02:55.625-04:00Your Dad knows you well... useful presents are alw...Your Dad knows you well... useful presents are always the nicest. JxJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341377291617694838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-86440366008314059292015-03-16T14:43:02.247-04:002015-03-16T14:43:02.247-04:00That's wonderful!
My husband gave me a 3-gall...That's wonderful!<br /><br />My husband gave me a 3-gallon crock for Christmas. I've yet to use it it though. I think of all the time it would take to fill! Unlike you I wasn't quite as thrilled with my gift (mostly because he gave me that, the weights to go inside it, and a kitchen timer; romantic, eh? ;-) )Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16139188188043795169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-10976042853209612402015-03-16T14:28:09.785-04:002015-03-16T14:28:09.785-04:00BLD, I heard of a variation on pizza: sauerkraut a...BLD, I heard of a variation on pizza: sauerkraut and sausage and something else which I now forget. But it didn't include the typical tomato sauce and cheese. I might have to experiment!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-17219377397254598282015-03-16T12:59:11.450-04:002015-03-16T12:59:11.450-04:00I was recently told to try sauerkraut on pizza by ...I was recently told to try sauerkraut on pizza by a friend. Have you ever tried that? I was initially skeptical of the idea, but the way she described it sounded interesting. I might have a go at it.BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-28077086164549098742015-03-16T07:45:54.292-04:002015-03-16T07:45:54.292-04:00It looks delicious!It looks delicious!Jennifer Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595231987892881691noreply@blogger.com