Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Canning Sauerkraut

 Lula Mae Hatfield Gaffney's family recipe

Tightly pack chopped up cabbage into quart canning jars. (I use a cuisinart food processor.  My grandpa, Richard Oelsner, would slice his cabbage by hand in very thin strips.  Either way works.) Add 1 teaspoon salt and  1 teaspoon sugar to 1 quart jar.  Pour boiling water into quart jar, enough to cover.  Run knife down sides to work out bubbles.  Screw lids on tightly.  Leave in a dark cool place for two weeks.  (Lula Mae would call this 'letting the cabbage process.') 

After two weeks in a cool dark place, clean lids off, boil lids.  Process in pressure canner for 5 minutes at 5 lbs pressure. 

I have a wonderful pork roast recipe that I use the homemade sauerkraut.  This pork roast recipe is a New Year's Day traditional dinner. Will post that recipe at a later time.
Submitted by Shelley Gaffney.

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