Mango Chutney Lacto-Ferment- my very first ferment...

3/4 of a non-organic mango chopped

1 - non-organic lime squeezed

1 - small piece of apple diced finely

a few frozen cranberries chopped

4 tsp. white sea salt

This made enough for a 500 ml. jar. I topped it with a small amount of sesame oil and let it ferment for a week.  I thought the sesame oil might provide an air lock...  It was very salty and the fermentation was slow... Perhaps the use of non-organic ingredients or my white sea salt had iodine added... or the sesame oil wasn't helpful... However, in retrospect I suspect this needed a starter and I didn't use one...

I used about 1/2 of this and then added:

1 - non-organic mango chopped

1/2" non-organic slice of pineapple diced finely

1 - med. wild apple cored and finely diced

- juice and pulp of one non-organic small lemon

1/4 -  3/8 cup frozen cranberries chopped

1 rounded tsp. unrefined sea salt

This filled a liter mason jar to the shoulder, fermented well and tasted good.