Kraut

So for tonights cooking adventures i decided to use up the last of a cabbage we had in the fridge by making my first saurkraut.

The process is surprisingly simple.  All you have to do is chop up the cabbage and mix with salt. I did it in batches so after chopping a couple leaves i would toss it in a bowl and sprinkle a pinch of salt.  Occasionally i would take a break from chopping to give the salted cabbage a good beat with my fists. Very therapeutic.

After i finished chopping everything i tossed it all into a clean bottle only to find that the jar i had was way to big. I then moved it into a smaller jar onoy to find out the mouth of the jar is too small to put a weight in to press the cabbage down. Unfortunately  i dont have any other jars so im gonna have to just keep an eye on it and make sure to press it down every so often.

The last picure shows some plastic wrap under the lid just in case there is any kind of reaction with the metal top

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