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Old 08-18-2011, 11:44 AM   #136
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I should probably harvest my pickles, then. They've been going a week.
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Old 08-18-2011, 11:50 AM   #137
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Old 08-18-2011, 11:59 AM   #138
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I would at least taste one.
Oh my, they are very good
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Even Wal-mart has non-iodized sea salt around here... I was always told to use non-iodized. Does anyone here use the iodized kind?
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Old 08-18-2011, 02:45 PM   #140
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My sea salt just says sea salt. I can't use unrefined sea salt because someone has sulfur allergies.

Um, I need another fridge to support my fermenting habit I asked the farm where we get our CSA if I could get a bulk discount on pickling cukes. They said a case is $20. I figure since they are usually $2/lb, it was a good deal. It's 36 lbs of cucumbers! I also bought a case of canning tomatoes, 25# lbs or so.

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Okay, I've only attempted to make one jar of fermented carrots, and I must have misunderstood what I was suppose to do. I put the carrots in a jar with water and two tbl sp of sea salt. I thought they were suppose to sit for two weeks, so that's what I did. They came out awful. So, how exactly does one ferment carrots correctly? I didn't use whey, because I don't have any yet.
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My salsa was fine. I do think I remember it was only a day or so though.
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Just a note to say I have stickied this thread for you all
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Okay, I've only attempted to make one jar of fermented carrots, and I must have misunderstood what I was suppose to do. I put the carrots in a jar with water and two tbl sp of sea salt. I thought they were suppose to sit for two weeks, so that's what I did. They came out awful. So, how exactly does one ferment carrots correctly? I didn't use whey, because I don't have any yet.
I haven't done carrots yet, so hopefully someone will chime in who has. But I'd suggest checking them every day after the first few days. You can also add spices like peppercorns and dill.

How did you cover them? Were they completely submerged in the brine?

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I see a pickled pepper recipe in NT but not a spicy pepper one. I'm thinking about the jars of jalepenos you can get in the store and put on nachos and stuff and wondering if I can do a lactofermented version?
I just found this recipe you might like.
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For carrots, I let mine go 1 week. I used 2 T of salt for a quart, plus dill & garlic. 2 weeks is probably too long.
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I don't use whey either, as we are dairy-free.
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Carrots are for 4-7 days I believe. I usually do only 5.
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So for someone who has done fermented kraut, pickles, salsa, dilly carrots and (failed) beets, what else should I try?
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What kind of jars do you all ferment in? I've used a bucket, but I'm not a big fan.

I've mostly used wide mouth quart-sized Ball jars, and some pint sized. Anyone used the narrow mouths?

I have so many pickles to make......Made 5 quarts of pickles this morn & barely made a dent in the box! I also pureed and diced 12+ lbs of toms.
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What kind of jars do you all ferment in? I've used a bucket, but I'm not a big fan.

I've mostly used wide mouth quart-sized Ball jars, and some pint sized. Anyone used the narrow mouths?

I have so many pickles to make......Made 5 quarts of pickles this morn & barely made a dent in the box! I also pureed and diced 12+ lbs of toms.
I do narrow mouth for when I'm out of wide mouth or when I do pickles. The only way I've figured out on how to keep pickles down is do a narrow mouth quart jar and put a glass baby food jar filled with water in the mouth which fits almost perfectly and keeps it down...

Wow, that sounds exhausting . You are doing great!
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I use mason jars too - it's pretty easy then to go straight to the fridge with them. I use sweetpeasmommy's idea when I need to weigh something down I use a ziplock bag filled with water. I know plastic is not the ideal but it's what works for me right now.
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