Fermenting

@STOUTjodee (3670)

United States

August 27, 2015 3:05pm CST

My cousin has been fermenting and it peaked my interest until finally I started doing it myself. I can make my own buttermilk, yogurt, cream cheese and whey. I've fermented pickled peppers and cucumbers and have even made my own sauerkraut. I've made herbal tea tasting soda and even wine!

The picture is a batch of wine that I made out of one of my watermelons from my garden!! I started a batch (8 cups) of currant juice to be made into wine. This fermenting is very fun and easy. After doing some research it is also healthy as this is how our ancestors preserved food as they had no refrigeration. Have you ever fermented before? If so, what?

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@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

28 Aug 15

I havent but now you have peaked my interest Jodee. I should look it up. That looks way yummy my friend

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@STOUTjodee (3670)

• United States

28 Aug 15

It's very easy!! You just need some kind of a starter, let whatever sit out on your counter and that's about it!!

I never really liked buttermilk until I made it myself, now I like it better than milk!!

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@STOUTjodee (3670)

• United States

28 Aug 15

@OceanTiara look for Sally Fallon and the book Nourishing Traditions.

@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

28 Aug 15

@STOUTjodee Buttermilk is so lucsiosly good Jodee.

@dashboardc33 (314)

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27 Aug 15

Oh that is so cool! I have thought about it before because it sounds like a really interesting process, but it seems difficult to learn, is it?

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@STOUTjodee (3670)

• United States

28 Aug 15

Actually it is very easy!! I thought it sounded complicated too or thought it would be, but actually the food does all of the work!