Chocolate-It's What's for Dinner

Well it's time for our sauerkraut check in - well it's looking good It's starting to look like sauerkraut. The color is more yellowish and it certainly smells like sauerkraut. I think within the next week or so we might have to take a taste to see if it's ready.

One week in and this is looking much better than last time. Sauerkraut bubbling away It is starting to smell a bit like sauerkraut but it is not overpowering the kitchen (thank goodness). The liquid is not as clear as it was. I'm hopeful that we will be eating some good sauerkraut in a few weeks.

Well I was very disappointed today when I again went to check my sauerkraut and saw mold growing at the top of the jar. That was not cool. So I had to dump the sauerkraut. I do have to say the bottom portion did smell quite good and seemed to be sauerkrauting. I had done some more reading up on sauerkraut and it does seem like you need to have the sauerkraut either covered in its own liquid or add additional brining liquid to cover it. So I guess it's back to the beginning again.  I'll have to get some more cabbage and start over.

Well I'm not feeling too confident with this sauerkraut thing. It does not look that appetizing. See.... This is 1 week out. The recipe said that it should take 5 days and you should be tasting it everyday. Well I've done a little more research (on the web of knowledge) and it looks like it should take several weeks. I have not been brave enough to taste it yet. It smells a little like cabbage but it doesn't smell rotten. So I guess we'll take the wait and see attitude.