Fermented Veg Salad

What's all the fuss about sauerkraut? Simple ways of making your own cheaply.

What is all the fuss about sauerkraut? How can cabbage that is stuffed in a jar and left to ferment for more than three weeks be remotely good for you? It's smelly and bubbles away, it doesn't make any sense. These were all things that crossed my mind when I started making my own. Sauerkraut isn't new to me nor is it new to the world, its a very old method of storing vegetables. I remember as a teenager slicing loads of cabbages my uncle had grown and watching him pound and pack them away in a huge drum.

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