Carrot, & Apple Etc. Lacto-Ferment - Done Tues. Feb. 10/15

- 3/4 of a Granny Smith apple diced

- 3/4 of a Pink Lady apple diced 

- 6 slices of cucumber diced

- 1 medium non-organic onion diced

- 6 med.  carrots grated in the food processor

- 1/2 small celery root (celeriac) grated in the food processor

- 1/2 a small rutabaga grated in the food processor

- 1/3 cup raisins

- 1 Tbsp unrefined sea salt

- 2 generous Tbsp. of my #2 cabbage as a starter

 I mixed everything together, filling 2 liter mason jars to the shoulder, which I left in the cupboard for 3 days, before transferring them to the fridge...

Beans & Lentils Lacto-Ferment Done Done Tues. Feb. 10/15

- 1 cup dried adzuki beans cooked

- 1/3 cup brown lentils

- 2/3 cup red lentils

- 1 med.  non - organic onion diced

- 1/2 clove of garlic minced

- 1/4 granny smith apple diced

- 1/4 pink lady apple diced

- 4 pieces of frozen non-organic coconut finely diced

- 1 Tbsp unrefined sea salt

- 2 Tbsp. of my #2 cabbage as a starter

I soaked the beans overnight, then cooked them until there was only a little water left and they were tender.  I cooked the lentils separately in a small amount of water for 15 mins.  I mashed both together, then added the rest of the ingredients, mixed it all together and packed it into 2 liter mason jars  filled to about 2" from the rim.  I left them in the cupboard for 5 days before putting them in the fridge...

Celery Root & Rutabaga Lacto-Ferment - Done Mon. Dec. 15/14

- 4 med. wild apples diced 

- 5 slices of cucumber diced

- 1 medium non-organic onion diced

- 1 clove of garlic minced

-  juice and pulp from 1/2 non-organic lemon

- 1 scant Tbsp unrefined sea salt

- 1 small celery root (celeriac)grated in the food processor

- 1/2 a med. rutabaga grated in the food processor

- 1 Tbsp. of my cucumber/apple mix as a starter

 I mixed everything together filling a liter mason jar, which I left in the cupboard for 2 days, before transferring it to the fridge...

Corn Relish with Cabbage Lacto-Ferment - Done Mon Dec. 15/14

- 1 package frozen non-organic corn

- 1 small red radish grated in food processor

- 1/2 a small head of cabbage shredded in the food processor

- 1/2 of a non-organic honeydew melon blended

- 1 large non-organic onion diced

- 1 clove of garlic minced

-  juice and pulp from 1/2 non-organic lemon

- 1 1/2 Tbsp unrefined sea salt

- 3 heaping Tbsp of my cucumber/apple mix as a starter

I blended the melon & lemon together with the garlic, salt and some onion to make a watery mixture, then stirred everything together.  This made enough to fill 3 liter mason jars to the shoulder.   I left them in the cupboard for 2 days. I don't usually add a starter when I use cabbage, but this time when they weren't doing much after 2 days I felt it was necessary and added it... However, after this addition they REALLY took off, so I transferred them to the fridge after only one more day...

This didn't taste very good, so to one of my jars I added:

- 1 large slice of celery root (celeriac) grated

- 1 small slice of red beet grated

- 2 small slices of non-organic onion diced

- 2 large slices of frozen cucumber diced

I re-mixed everything together - left it in the cupboard for a couple of days... before putting it back in the fridge...

 to the other 2 jars I added:  Done Tues. Feb. 10/15

- 1/2 small celery root (celeriac) grated

-  1 med. parsnip grated

- 1 small carrot grated

- 1 small non-organic onion diced

- 1/2 clove of garlic minced

- 6 slices of frozen cucumber diced

I re-mixed everything together - It made enough to fill 3 liter jars to 2 1/2" from the rim.  I left them in the cupboard for 5 days... before putting them back in the fridge...

Squash Cabbage & Cucumber Lacto-Ferment - done Sun Dec. 14/14

- 1/2 Small Red Kiri Squash unpeeled, seeded and shredded in the food processor

- 4 med. wild Apples chopped

- 2 med non-organic onions chopped

- 1/2 a small cabbage sliced in the food processor

- 1 of one of my large zip-lock bags of cucumber chopped

- 1/2 a large red meat radish coarsely grated

- 2 Tbsp unrefined sea-salt

- 1 Tbsp of my Cucumber/Apple mix as a starter

I mixed everything together; completely filling my large glass bowl.  I mashed it down best I could then I let it sit for a few minutes, before transferring it to 3 liter mason jars, firmly packed to the shoulder.  I left them in the cupboard for 3 days.  I then transferred them to the fridge and once fermentation slowed I moved them down to the basement...

Cabbage Lacto-Ferment - done Sun Dec. 14/14

- 1  med. cabbage (a little more than 4" in diameter) shredded in food processor

- 1 medium non-organic onion chopped

- 1 med/large yellow carrot shredded in food processor

- 1 garlic clove minced

- 1/2  non-organic honeydew melon blended

- 1 1/2 Tbsp unrefined sea salt

I mixed everything together; not quite filling my large glass bowl.  I mashed it down best I could then let it sit for a few minutes, before transferring it to  2 liter mason jars, firmly packed to the shoulder.  I left them in the cool cupboard for 3 days.  I then transferred them to the fridge and once fermentation slowed I moved them down to the basement...

Cucumber with Rutabaga Lacto-Ferment - done Mon. Dec. 8/14

- 1 med. non-organic onion chopped

- 1 slice of non-organic pineapple chopped

- 1 3/4" slice of non-organic rutabaga coarsely grated

- 1 clove of garlic minced

- 8 plus cups of frozen cucumbers diced -- almost all of the contents of 1 of  my large zip-lock bags

- 1 1/2 Tbsp unrefined sea salt

- 1 1/2 Tbsp of my cucumber apple mix as a starter

- 1/2  of a non-organic lemon -- juice and pulp

I mixed everything together except the starter and let it sit out until it was still cold, but thawed, then added the starter.  This made enough for 2 liter mason jars, filled to the shoulder.  I then left them in the cupboard for 9 days after they came up to room temperature, which took about a day, so they spent a total of 10 days in the cupboard...  They weren't very lively fermenters, so instead of putting them directly into the fridge, I just moved them to my cool lower cupboard for a few more days before moving them to the fridge ...