Guest guest Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 There is a brand of Sauerkraut at the health food store that is raw and delicious. It's called Bubbies. They also make pickles (I don't think those are raw). Look in the refrigerated section or the cold dairy section. It is truly wonderful. I eat it raw just out of the jar. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 > > I'm trying to find a source for real sauerkraut. It would be made with > organic cabbage, lacto-fermented naturally with time, not pasteurized or > irradiated or frozen or preservatives. Does such a thing exist? > > To hold myself over while I'm getting settled into my own sauerkraut- making routine, I've been ecstatically availing myself of some sauerkraut from a farm a few minutes away (I live near Philadelphia in the US). It's barrel cured with just salt and the cabbage is grown on their own farm, although I have no idea if it's " organic " in a formal sense. I've never spoken with the farmer about this sort of thing, but maybe they'd enjoy having some mail order business? They only make it once a year in the fall, so I doubt their current supply would go very far (maybe less than a dozen gallons left at this point I think), but maybe in the future they could make more if they had customers. I'm not sure if this would be a reasonable idea, though, because it's really heavy, so the shipping cost might be prohibitive, probably far more than the sauerkraut itself, for which I pay $8/gallon. It's probably easier and more conceptually satisfying to find a local source for organic cabbage and make it yourself! That's certainly my strategy. You can also satisfy your palate through personalized auxiliary ingredients. (One other possible disadvantage to buying it is that they sell it in glass jars that are boiled to be sealed, so even though it's raw sauerkraut I don't know what temperature the sauerkraut reaches in this process.) Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 --- In , " Evely " <je@h...> wrote: > I think Bubbie's sauerkraut is > ~not pasteurized I don't think as you buy it in refrigerated > section I checked out a jar of Bubbie's sauerkraut, and the little button on top of the lid is sucked in as if heat processed and allowed to cool. For that reason I would not assume Bubbies is unpasteurized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 - >I think Bubbie's sauerkraut is >~not pasteurized I don't think as you buy it in refrigerated section Regrettably, Bubbie's is pasteurized. It's lacto-fermented the old-fashioned way, but then pasteurized for shipment. Last time I asked there was only one store in the country, I think in San Francisco, where you could get their stuff raw. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 oh no I eat Bubbie's all the time ----- Original Message ----- From: " Idol " <Idol@...> < > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 7:09 PM Subject: Re: Sauerkraut > - > > >I think Bubbie's sauerkraut is > >~not pasteurized I don't think as you buy it in refrigerated section > > Regrettably, Bubbie's is pasteurized. It's lacto-fermented the > old-fashioned way, but then pasteurized for shipment. Last time I asked > there was only one store in the country, I think in San Francisco, where > you could get their stuff raw. > > > > > - > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 >I'm trying to find a source for real sauerkraut. It would be made with >organic cabbage, lacto-fermented naturally with time, not pasteurized or >irradiated or frozen or preservatives. Does such a thing exist? > > Yep. At Trader Joe's. Actually I can't vouch that theirs is organic cabbage, but a lot of foods they sell there are. But it is $3 a jar, and a lot cheaper to make it. My family goes through 2 jars at a sitting! I ordered some sausage skins (since those great recipes showed up!) and now all I have to do is stuff them so we can have sausage and kraut ... Heidi S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 In a message dated 3/7/03 10:36:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, je@... writes: > > > > >I think Bubbie's sauerkraut is > > >~not pasteurized I don't think as you buy it in refrigerated section > > > > Regrettably, Bubbie's is pasteurized. It's lacto-fermented the > > old-fashioned way, but then pasteurized for shipment. Last time I asked > > there was only one store in the country, I think in San Francisco, where > > you could get their stuff raw. > > Haven't been able to read all this thread, but if anyone's looking for raw sauerkraut, realpickles.com is organic raw sauerkraut that uses NT's recipe but without whey, even unrefined sea salt, and the guy that owns them uses NT and said WAP and WAPF are a big influence on him. They sell it locally here, but don't know how far they reach. Making your own is much cheaper than buying any sauerkraut though. Chris ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 www.realpickles.com is another one. they also use *unrefined* sea salt. they also make pickles and i think kimchee. i found it in a cafe! chris ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 Has anyone made lacto-fermented pickles? What stores near Worcester, MA carry Real Pickles? I'd like to try the Dills. Ghislaine > Haven't been able to read all this thread, but if anyone's looking for raw > sauerkraut, realpickles.com is organic raw sauerkraut that uses NT's recipe > but without whey, even unrefined sea salt, and the guy that owns them uses NT > and said WAP and WAPF are a big influence on him. They sell it locally here, > but don't know how far they reach. > > Making your own is much cheaper than buying any sauerkraut though. > > Chris > > ____ > > " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a > heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and > animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of > them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense > compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to > bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. > Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the > truth, and for those who do them wrong. " > > --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 Yes, I have. danny Creek Bend Dairy Farm Harry & Peggy Strite 11917 Snug Harbor Lane port, MD 21795 301-582-4135 cbdfarm@... Has anyone made lacto-fermented pickles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 Did they turn out well? Were they crunchy or soft? Would you repeat the experience. Would you make any changes? *grins* I want to know more! > Yes, I have. > danny > > > Creek Bend Dairy Farm > Harry & Peggy Strite > 11917 Snug Harbor Lane > port, MD 21795 > 301-582-4135 > cbdfarm@i... > > > > Has anyone made lacto-fermented pickles? > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 >Has anyone made lacto-fermented pickles? Yes. They tasted just like dill pickles. I got the recipe from an old cookbook, or, Penzy's sells " pickle spice " which smells really yummy. Basically you: 1. Boil some water, with 2T salt per quart and spices. Let it cool. 2. Add some vinegar (or kimchi juice, or something else acidic). 3. Pour it over the cukes in a fermenting jar. My recipe had the dills layered with grape leaves, which added an interesting flavor. However, they take a LONG time to ferment, and the vinegar flies got in there which grossed me out. Now that I have a Harsch crock I'll try it again when the pickling cukes come out. Bubbie's pickles are lacto-fermented and not pastuerized (unlike their kraut -- I called them). They are good, though more sour than I like pickles. -- Heidi S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 The pickles turned out fine for me. They are somewhere between crunchy and soft. Yes I would and am doing it again. They have a different taste than the typical pickles you would buy in the store but then again most of the store bought ones use artificial ingredients as well. I followed the reciped in NT closely except for the amount of salt. I only used about half the amount it called for. danny Creek Bend Dairy Farm Harry & Peggy Strite 11917 Snug Harbor Lane port, MD 21795 301-582-4135 cbdfarm@... Did they turn out well? Were they crunchy or soft? Would you repeat the experience. Would you make any changes? *grins* I want to know more! > Yes, I have. > danny > > > Creek Bend Dairy Farm > Harry & Peggy Strite > 11917 Snug Harbor Lane > port, MD 21795 > 301-582-4135 > cbdfarm@i... > > > > Has anyone made lacto-fermented pickles? > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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