Homemade Sauerkraut Recipe

Got this from a friend who swears by it! So I thought I'd give it a try. I love experiments! So here's the Homemade Sauerkraut recipe..

1 small head of cabbage
2 teaspoons of pickling salt
1 teaspoon of white vinegar
3 cups boiling water


*Clean and sterilize 2 one quart jars *remove outer leaves and either chop or shred the cabbage (I added some shredded carrot for color) *press into jar pretty tight *add salt and vinegar *pour boiling water over until 1/4 from rim *run a butter knife around cabbage to remove air bubbles *place lids and rings on loosely because it will overflow *place on towel and store for 2 weeks

Once it has worked itself and looks "done" then tighten lid.

That's it. I just canned these today... so I have two weeks of waiting. We'll do brats on the grill and try it out!

I'll keep ya posted!!

Homemade canned green beans! I love them so much I want to marry them!

I only have a few more pints of my canned green beans left. The only thing that gets on my nerves about growing green beans ... you have to pick them when THEY want you to! They don't care if it's Thurs and you're tired from working all week. noooo... they are down there snickering "you better pick and can me now or I'll get all fat and tough"! and it's usually 108 degrees in the shade! But man, they are so worth it when the weather is cold and nasty (this is Ohio remember?) Just add some ham or bacon and go "mmmmm...."

Apple Pie Jelly

Apple Pie Jelly

6 cups peeled and diced Granny Smith apples
½ cup water
½ teaspoon of butter
3 cups white sugar
2 cups brown sugar (packed)
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 small box powdered fruit pectin

Cook apples, water and butter over low heat, stirring until apples are soft but not mushy. Stir in pectin and bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Add sugars and cinnamon and bring back to a boil, stirring constantly, for one minute. Remove from heat and skim off foam. Pour into hot jars, leaving ¼” heads space. Process jars in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. makes (7) ½ pints.

NOTE: 6 cups of diced apples = 6 to 7 medium size apples