These crocks filled with cabbage are being stored in the cool, dimly lit basement of the 1797 Lerch Tavern to allow their contents to cure and be converted into sauerkraut by fermentation over ...

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This weekend if you take a drive in the country you still may be able to see or smell fields of cabbage growing. Cabbage is in prime season and very sweet to munch on or to serve baked as a side dish.

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Does the thought of leaving food sitting on your counter to be overrun by bacteria disgust you — or make you happy? If you said “happy,” then odds are you’re a home fermenter. Fermentation has been ...

I like to use information I have and things I learn to see if they apply to new or different situations. This is an interesting process when looking at two very disparate things. Over the past few ...

Courtesy photo A finished jar of sauerkraut. The tedious process of making sauerkraut can stink up the house in the six or so weeks it takes to ferment the cabbage. But it’s a tradition that many ...

Because cabbage is one of those vegetables that can withstand light frost, I often leave part of my crop in the garden until the very end. By that time, most of my largest and best heads of cabbage ...

Sauerkraut is fermented cabbage using salt, while kombucha is fermented tea using sugar. Both foods feature healthy bacteria known as probiotics. Sauerkraut is very fun to make. The process involves ...

Bacteria is everywhere—it lurks on every surface you touch, the food you eat, and floats through the air. But while some bacteria can make you sick, there’s also a variety of beneficial bacteria.