Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 > For the time being, I can just go back in the morning and get some > more to > cram the jar full, but that won't solve the problem of what happens > when I > start to take the rolls out to use them. The rest be gonna float > float > float. Not to take away from Helga's Weights, until they go into production you can always fill a plastic bag with brine. That's what I do and it works pretty well. Lynn S. ------ Lynn Siprelle * web developer, writer, mama, fiber junky Editor/Publisher, The New Homemaker http://www.thenewhomemaker.com/ Celebrating 5 Years of Homemaker and Caregiver Support: 1999-2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 At 05:13 PM 5/16/04 -0700, you wrote: > Not to take away from Helga's Weights, until they go into production > you can always fill a plastic bag with brine. That's what I do and it > works pretty well. Hmmmmmm. Duh. Guess I should have thought of that. Still might be a bit funky, though, since the rolls are pretty tall already. Better than nothing temporarily. Although there's the question of do I REALLY want plastic floating in with my grape leaves for months and months and months? LOL - if nothing else, the leaves would probably end up tasting like Ziploc after a while. MFJ Put DOWN the wheat, barley and rye! Keep your hands where I can see 'em, and back away slowly!! ~Helga the Glutenator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 >Okay, who was it that was talking about making and selling them? Heidi? > Who? And what happened? Ya making them? I made some, and contracted with someone to make 100 of them. But, she had personal issues. I have to get back to her. Thanks for the " prod " ! The ones I made didn't get fired because of some timing issues on the kiln, I'll probably get over and finish them this week. The concept is good, I think. Now getting a manufacturing process going is another thing ... -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 >Hmmmmmm. Duh. Guess I should have thought of that. Still might be a >bit funky, though, since the rolls are pretty tall already. Better than >nothing temporarily. Although there's the question of do I REALLY want >plastic floating in with my grape leaves for months and months and months? >LOL - if nothing else, the leaves would probably end up tasting like >Ziploc after a while. I think a cheap glass paperweight would work too. The expensive ones might have lead in them, but the cheap ones likely don't. Or a quartz crystal. I've used pyrex custard cups too ... the lid pushes them down if you can get the right size. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 At 06:04 PM 5/16/04 -0700, you wrote: >>Hmmmmmm. Duh. Guess I should have thought of that. Still might be a >>bit funky, though, since the rolls are pretty tall already. Better than >>nothing temporarily. Although there's the question of do I REALLY want >>plastic floating in with my grape leaves for months and months and months? >>LOL - if nothing else, the leaves would probably end up tasting like >>Ziploc after a while. > >I think a cheap glass paperweight would work too. The expensive >ones might have lead in them, but the cheap ones likely don't. >Or a quartz crystal. I've used pyrex custard cups too ... the lid >pushes them down if you can get the right size. > >-- Heidi Jean > WAHOOOOOO!!! I read this reply very early this morning. " Glass paperweight " stuck in my head. Of course, I don't have paperweights. After I actually woke up, about an hour later, I did a minor little search around the place looking for something along those lines. Didn't find anything. Still had " glass paperweight " stuck in my head. Another hour later, I found some cheapo but fairly heavy glass single-taper candle holders, set 'em out to be washed to try them. Just washed off the dust and plunked one into the jar. Yep. That worked. Yayness!!! I'm definitely still in the market for them thar other weights you're working on, though (I'm also glad my memory was correct and that it WAS you that was playing with the idea). I'd be up for a dozen or so when you get around to it, assuming the price is right (read " less than Sonoma " hehe). I'd rather have way too many hanging around than find out in the middle of a pickling frenzy that I didn't have enough. :-D MFJ Put DOWN the wheat, barley and rye! Keep your hands where I can see 'em, and back away slowly!! ~Helga the Glutenator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 : >I'm definitely still in the market for them thar other weights you're >working on, though (I'm also glad my memory was correct and that it WAS you >that was playing with the idea). I'd be up for a dozen or so when you get >around to it, assuming the price is right (read " less than Sonoma " >hehe). I'd rather have way too many hanging around than find out in the >middle of a pickling frenzy that I didn't have enough. :-D I'm definitely wanting to market them! I'm thinking 3 for $10 (i.e. 9.99), with a nice little booklet " ferment your own " or some such. I need to have a good supply tho ... when you put stuff on the Internet you have to be able to SHIP the things. My beta-testers get first dibs though, to try out the concept! Glad you found some glass! You can tell " lead crystal " usually by the feel of it. I don't think they are making it so much any more, since they found it leaches a bit into wine. But the stuff I have, was rather pricey, so I'd think your cheap candleholders will do the trick! -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 If you read " Wild Fermentation " by Sandor Ellix Katz, he suggests finding a jar or bottle that will slip snugly into the opening of the jar you are fermenting in. Weigh down the jar or bottle by putting water in it, lower it into the fermenting jar, and let it act as a jar weight. Has anyone tried this? What were the results? I haven't tried culturing veggies yet, but plan to try this when I do. Joan > : > >I'm definitely still in the market for them thar other weights you're > >working on, though (I'm also glad my memory was correct and that it WAS you > >that was playing with the idea). I'd be up for a dozen or so when you get > >around to it, assuming the price is right (read " less than Sonoma " > >hehe). I'd rather have way too many hanging around than find out in the > >middle of a pickling frenzy that I didn't have enough. :-D > > I'm definitely wanting to market them! I'm thinking 3 for $10 (i.e. 9.99), with > a nice little booklet " ferment your own " or some such. I need to have > a good supply tho ... when you put stuff on the Internet you have > to be able to SHIP the things. My beta-testers get first dibs though, > to try out the concept! > > Glad you found some glass! You can tell " lead crystal " usually by > the feel of it. I don't think they are making it so much any more, > since they found it leaches a bit into wine. But the stuff I have, > was rather pricey, so I'd think your cheap candleholders will do > the trick! > > -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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