Comments on: sauerkraut http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.com/2009/10/17/sauerkraut/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:44:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Torrey http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.com/2009/10/17/sauerkraut/#comment-60 Torrey Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:38:33 +0000 http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.wordpress.com/?p=510#comment-60 Thanks Mom! I think that I remember you telling me this story sometime. Did everyone eat all the sauerkraut?? How much did they make? xoxo Thanks Mom! I think that I remember you telling me this story sometime. Did everyone eat all the sauerkraut?? How much did they make? xoxo

]]> By: Torrey http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.com/2009/10/17/sauerkraut/#comment-59 Torrey Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:07:08 +0000 http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.wordpress.com/?p=510#comment-59 I bet that is what they were for! The crocks can be used for fermenting pickles, sauerkraut, etc. I have eve heard several stories about storing meat in crocks, packing it tightly with salt, and covering the top with a layer of lard (NOT something that I would recommend...). You can still find used crocks at antique stores (the one that I am borrowing came from Jacobs Ladder!) although sometimes they are a little too beaten up for using to make pickles. I bet that is what they were for! The crocks can be used for fermenting pickles, sauerkraut, etc. I have eve heard several stories about storing meat in crocks, packing it tightly with salt, and covering the top with a layer of lard (NOT something that I would recommend…).
You can still find used crocks at antique stores (the one that I am borrowing came from Jacobs Ladder!) although sometimes they are a little too beaten up for using to make pickles.

]]> By: Rosie http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.com/2009/10/17/sauerkraut/#comment-58 Rosie Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:12:33 +0000 http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.wordpress.com/?p=510#comment-58 Nice krautage! In the fall 1972 I went to a wedding on a farm near a small town in the far south of Illinois, bordering on Kentucky, called Metropolis. I remember everyone gathering in the farm kitchen, the family crocks filled with sauerkraut made for the wedding and the happiness of the day. Nice krautage!
In the fall 1972 I went to a wedding on a farm near a small town in the far south of Illinois, bordering on Kentucky, called Metropolis. I remember everyone gathering in the farm kitchen, the family crocks filled with sauerkraut made for the wedding and the happiness of the day.

]]> By: Kathy http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.com/2009/10/17/sauerkraut/#comment-57 Kathy Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:34:23 +0000 http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.wordpress.com/?p=510#comment-57 When we cleaned out my mom and dad's farmhouse a few years back, there were several crocks like that, in several sizes, in the basement - in a dark, damp, room that was seldom if EVER used by my mom. I am sure they were my dad's mother's from the early 1900's or her mother's before her. Mom sure never used them, EVER. I am betting they were for making sauerkraut back in the old days. (Dad's mom and dad were both of German heritage.) I've always wondered what on earth they were used for and now I think the mystery is solved. Wish I'd kept one! When we cleaned out my mom and dad’s farmhouse a few years back, there were several crocks like that, in several sizes, in the basement – in a dark, damp, room that was seldom if EVER used by my mom. I am sure they were my dad’s mother’s from the early 1900’s or her mother’s before her. Mom sure never used them, EVER. I am betting they were for making sauerkraut back in the old days. (Dad’s mom and dad were both of German heritage.) I’ve always wondered what on earth they were used for and now I think the mystery is solved. Wish I’d kept one!

]]> By: Torrey http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.com/2009/10/17/sauerkraut/#comment-56 Torrey Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:04:57 +0000 http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.wordpress.com/?p=510#comment-56 I have heard that about cutting boards. I wonder if the lignin in bamboo has similar qualities. Any idea? I have heard that about cutting boards. I wonder if the lignin in bamboo has similar qualities. Any idea?

]]> By: Torrey http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.com/2009/10/17/sauerkraut/#comment-55 Torrey Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:02:47 +0000 http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.wordpress.com/?p=510#comment-55 It is actually an orange porcelain dinner plate.. It is actually an orange porcelain dinner plate..

]]> By: Bill Witherspoon http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.com/2009/10/17/sauerkraut/#comment-54 Bill Witherspoon Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:24:10 +0000 http://livinginthewoodsandmakingstuff.wordpress.com/?p=510#comment-54 Tor, What is the plate made of? I hope it is a good solid wood like maple or oak - if plywood then it would add taste etc. yuck. I understand that the lignin in wood actually acts as an anti-bacterial which is one reason why wood cutting boards are considered preferable to plastic. Tor,
What is the plate made of? I hope it is a good solid wood like maple or oak – if plywood then it would add taste etc. yuck.

I understand that the lignin in wood actually acts as an anti-bacterial which is one reason why wood cutting boards are considered preferable to plastic.

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