FUN In The Kitchen | Fermented Cabbage + Gardening TIps 

I’ve got some fermenting right now. So good for your healthy.

Y’all are a joy!

thanks for the cabbage share. PS we've started our garden's plants from seed successfully for years; have a fan gently blow on the seedlings to strengthen and 'fatten up' the stems. it really helps/works.

The smaller you shred your cabbage, the better. If it's not producing liquid, you need more salt. I use a tablespoon per head. I look forward to making mine this year from my garden. I've always used store bought

Thank you so much my grandparents had 8 kids and both worked double shifts to make ends meet so i miss this part of having a garden but we did always have a kitchen garden in the city here in Northern Ky I started fermenting for health issues i ve been having and its working but i am getting tired of the same things all the time when you do ferment video i feel as tho i am not doing this alone some how so thank you

I absolutely love watching you too you guys are absolute hoot and I really enjoy all the different things you do around your homestead it is very informative so please keep the videos coming and I'll keep on watching God bless

Great video ! Thanks.

You guys are so sweet. Thanks for kraut video and yur seedling tips

Jen, the bottom of your quart jar would have made a good stomper! A rolling pin without handles would work, also.

Thank you. :)

We always make hot green tomato kraut. Use hot peppers, green tomatoes and of course the cabbage

I've always made sauerkraut in a 5 gallon bucket with an airlock inserted...slice cabbage THINLY, pound with a homemade stomper (a piece of 2" hardwood dowel, sanded down smoothly), and let it rip, but the next time I make it, it'll be in quart jars (small batches...hubs is not the biggest sauerkraut fan anymore).

A meat mallet works great too.

Love you guys. Always great videos

It's going to be where you least expect it to be everytime.thankyou for having fun it the kitchen. You make me laugh with you. God bless

I really want to start fermenting this year. Thanks Jenn & Zach, for sharing your video. Have a Blessed Weekend **HUGS & PRAYERS** from Kelly and critters at Piney Haven Homestead.

You can also wash your hands well and then massage it withe hands for a while..Remember you want enough juice to cover the cabbage when you jar it.. Ninette Bird- The Caribbean Wife.

I was so glad to see you do this! I remember, about 70 year ago, my German grandmother used to make sauerkraut in a large crock. She would sit it behind the kitchen door for I don’t know how long but it seemed like forever. She always put some dill in hers. It was so good. Grandpa would kill a hog and we would have fresh link sausage and kraut, soft fried potatoes and a big glass of ice tea. I wish I could find some sausage like they used to make. It was delicious. We would have it for breakfast and dinner and drown it in Log Cabin syrup and then lap it up. You really helped me stir up some good memories. Thank you so much! I love your videos and your children are so cute and sweet. That comes from good parenting. God bless you all!

You are going about that the hard way, my grandmother just packed a jar with cabbage, pound it tight in the jar, added 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and let it set, it turned into Sauerkraut

Love sauerkraut snd have 2, 1/2 gallon jars fermenting in my kitchen now. They should be ready by the end of the week. I like mine to go about 3 weeks.

Yum

Those look like they’ll be super tasty! How do you like that white ferment lid? Our house is the same Zach, ferments tucked all over the place! 😂

Today was a fantastic video! Where's the stomper? LOL

I just made kraut last week!!! I added an onion and a anaheim pepper in mine, if I had a green tomatoe I would've added it also lol but didnt! Mine turned out really good, I made it because my husband has been wanting beans so I made kraut to go along with it! Thanks for another great video!

Wish I could eat fermented foods. But they give me such stomach pain. I miss sauerkraut so much. Love the lights in the greenhouse. I'm canning corned beef right now. got 4 large corned beef at costco. They made 35 half pints of meat. Love hash!

I tried making it not long ago when you did your last....I completely messed it up...left it in an area that I thought the guys wouldn't mess with it and they poured it out thinking I done lost my mind leaving old food out🤦 😭💚🌱💚 I will be adding purple cabbage next time for color

I add crushed juniper berries and caraway seeds in mine... everyone love my recipe .. you should try it.

That is a beautiful little lsmp.and it's solar you said. Where did it come from?

nice

Ooooh you two have that blame tossing game down really good...LOL Had me laughing watching you bat it back and forth like that. Did you ever find the stomper? Mine is so big I don't think I could lose it if I tried. Every time I see those new fancy lights I start drooling! I was still using shop lights last year and need to wait until I get moved to see what I will need and I am having the hardest time waiting. I feel like I'm about Rae Rae's age wanting that special thing for my birthday and that's months away. Ugh! LOL Those newer lights are so cool! They didn't have them back when I was working as a propagator. Oh and by the way, before I forget...I wanted to share with you about a couple other things that will help reduce the legginess. Light is key, but another very important thing often overlooked is how important air currents are in helping to keep plant stems from becoming leggie. It's like going to the gym for plants, or doing weight bearing exercise in a way. You can mimic the effect by just running your hand or even try using a large feather across the tops of the seedlings a few times each day It makes a big difference in their sturdiness. The cell walls won't be so tender, and something about that pressure exerted again'st the stem and branches sends signals to the plant to bulk up. Peppers respond especially well to this method. Another thing recommended in classes I took is to set up one of those oscillating fans that offers something more like what they would experience outdoors with breezes. Set it up so it just skims the plants gently. You will need to check the watering more often as the air will dry out the plants faster, but it's worth it for the added stem strength you will achieve in the long run. It also toughens up the leaves making them more ready for being out in the wind and rain etc. I noticed Jess was recommending something similar in one of her videos this week. In college the instructor mentioned how having the air above the soil cooler and soil warmer also impacted the stoutness of the stems and branches. Heating soils aids in speeding germination but evidently also helps keep the plant more stout. It may in part be why professional growers use bottom heat for the plants they grow. Slower growth on top because of the cooler air and root production increased by warmer soils creating a stronger plant. Anyhow, just some things I learned I thought you might be interested in hearing about.

You can just dig in with your hands also. Squeeze and punch it. If punching it just be careful of the pink salt scratching your knuckles, squeeze first then punch.

Jen the violent sauerkraut maker! LOL! HIY YAH! hahahaha

Rae Rae and Wyatt are so adorable. My Momma used to can Sour Kraut and then let them sit on the shelf for six weeks. I love Sour Kraut so that used to be the longest six weeks of my life lol. God Bless Y'all.

Great video! What is the white lid on the one jar?

Beat it lol 😂 😂

Beautiful Greenhouse looks Romantic ❤️🥰 But that chop on the Cabbage looked scary 🙄

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You guys make everything look like fun.... always smiling

I have my grandma's 10 gallon crock and a crock press/weight that she would put on the cabbage to ferment. My dad shared that when he would come home from school he would dip a bowl of sauerkraut out to snack on. I'm wondering how long 10 gallons lasted??

Can you can cabbage just to eat not ferment first

I love sauerkraut

Thank you for the inspiration!

I love watching your families videos, you all are awesome. Especially when your making one of my favorite things to eat!

We make it yearly from cabbage we grow same way but sometimes we add caraway seeds 1/2 tsp to jar we like it that way too.

Thank You😀🥰

Y’all make me giggle every time😂 karate chops the cabbage 🙌😂 giggles and waits for reaction totally hilarious😂🤣😂🤷🏻‍♀️🙌

Jen do you recommend any fermenting books for the aspiring fermenter?

Did you find your stomper??!! Lol Hate when that happens to me!

1 question. Why can’t they be next to each other?

My favorite part putting that knife into the cabbage with purpose;) lol I can’t wait to ferment I got a kit for Christmas!

Do you ever make hot cauliflower ? My husband loves it....

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I tend to put my tomatoes on the outside cause if they get leggy I just bury them deeper :) thanks for sharing

Jenn is the perfect example of: don't wait for a fun life. Make the life you have fun. Or, if want to have fun, be fun. Hack veggies machete style! 😂 Love it!

Ok, so I just watched this because I have some peppers and cabbage and carrots I want to shred and ferment. Now when you go to eat it, do you rinse the veggies before you eat?I hope you will see this since it's an old video, if not, someone on here answer me that has fermented. Thanks in advance.

Beautiful starts. Do not cross the cook when she has a knife in her hands.

Thanks for this Jen! I have always wanted to learn how to make sauerkraut!

I just got some big lights. Can't wait to put them on my green house. (Solar). Looks good Jenn. I think you did great with the knife! 😉 God Bless

Loved the two-handed pounding :) lol

I put caraway seed in mine for a new flavor profile. Ferments are great! Pat on the Oregon coast.

You are all so sweet! I enjoyed this 👍

Luv me some beef hotdogs and sourkraut

I started my sauerkraut last week...can hardly wait for it to be ready.

Gut food.

Just put mine in the frig....I put some pickling spice in it....yummy. Thank you for sharing ❤️💗 Going to eat some now.....

Debbie-Texas. Hey yall. Thanks so much! Ive used the clear plastic tote works great. Jen im planning on goats love them. Husband says i have to wait 1 more yr. Hes right but im impatient:) thanks again

I enjoy homemade saurkraut. I used my hands to message the salt in, I'm sure the lost tool would have been better. Thank you for sharing Zach and Jen. Hi Rae Rae and Wyatt.

If some seeds get leggy, and still are leggy after putting outside, are they goners?

Jen!!! I just love your shirt!!! So cute!

Great Vlog. Loved the Karate Chop on the Cabbage lol. God Bless and Peace Be With You All ☮️ 🙏❣️

YUMMM I LOVE SAUERKRAUT AND MAKING IT. I HAVE SOME FERMENTING RIGHT NOW IT WILL BE 2 WEEKS TOMORROW. I LOVE WATCHING YOU TWO YOU MAKE ME LAUGH. HI WYATT AND RAE RAE. LOVE Y'ALL AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY.

You inspired me, I watched this and got up and me some sauerkraut

First time I made sauerkraut, I put way too much salt when I open the jar after 2 months , OMGOODNESS it was so salty . Me and my husband make the most silly faces Lol . Thank you for this video , I have a cabbage in the fridge and try it again today.

Love your T-shirt Jen. I love making sauerkraut it's so therapeutic,and relaxing. lol Wow Jen such knife skills 😂 Zack she needs a spa day 😂

Beat Itttt, Beat Itttt, and Moving on Up, yep those songs will be stuck in my head now.. Lol.. great job on the video, Hugs To All

Hey y'all, thanks for the lesson , I think I'll try this. Can the two cabbage jars be side by side or no? JO JO IN VT 💕☃ 😊

Love your videos; all the animals, the garden, and your kids. But, the kitty on the counter at 11:33 is a no no. Too many germs and bacteria on those precious little kitty feet and with y’all canning and cooking a lot could equal to some bad food to make y’all sick.

Lol.

Very very...store bought. Hahahaha!

Yeah me

Zack be careful 🗡🗡🗡🗡

Something I’ve never tasted , can I ask what sort of meal would you eat with it , tfs xx

He didn't lose it and he is sticking to that statement...(even if he did right jen😉) Have a good evening ☃️☃️☃️

Ya’ll make me laugh. Please let us know where you find it

Look out sharp knife 🔪

A woman with a knife is dangerous. Y’all crack me up😂. We always used a crock to ferment.

ZACH you better watch out,Jenn is bad with that knife lol.