Fermentation Friday September 14th

After a break last week cause I was too busy I’ve got another fermentation round up post to share with you. These are blog post from the past couple of weeks that highlight anaerobic fermentation. Recipes, experiences and the like. I hope you enjoy them!

Of course there is my own recipe from yesterday Aunt Joanne’s Lacto-Fermented Watermelon Pickles.

First I’ll start with some informative posts.

Fermenting in a jar without an air lock can be a bit dangerous! Learn from Jennifer’s experiences. I am always careful to put my bottles of kombucha and water kefir second ferments in a box under a towel when I have them in flip top bottles because of stories like this one. Fermenting in any tightly closed container that allows gases to build up has this risk. Even a Fido! She also has a post talking about why moldy fermented foods are ruined fermented foods and can’t be salvaged.

Exploding Fidos and Grolsch Bottles Gone Wild Jennifer from Hybrid Rasta Mama shares her tale of water kefir tragedy. An exploding Fido and an exploding Grolsch are no laughing matter and this post proves it.

Mold On and In Your Ferments by Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama is a must read for anyone unsure of the safety of mold. This posts looks at the reasons mold develops as well.

Now on to the recipes!

Jessica from Delicious Obsessions shared her recipe for lactofermented garlic. This was one of the first ferments that she ever made, and she went back and revised the recipe for the Pickl-It jars. I started my own fermented garlic this week. I’m looking forward to it being ready. Jessica says that this garlic has amazing flavor and it just gets better and better with age! She says the brine is heavenly in salad dressings!

I’m going to have to try this next one from Melanie at Pickle Me Too. I keep ruining my carrot ferments so perhaps this will be one that works for me. It’s a recipe for a simple tasty treat, Fermented Sweet Orange Ginger Carrots. She says that if you have a picky eater in your house, you might be able to tempt them with this yummy ferment.

Lemon Mint Cantaloupe Drink Melanie from Pickle Me Too also shares a recipe for a refreshing fermented melon drink. This is a tasty way to use up some of the melon harvest. Melons are past their season here but I think I’ll try this one with some of the mellons I saved in my freezer. My CSA had a bumper crop and so I got a bumper crop.

I love these next two recipe ideas. I have been making a lot of water kefir this summer and we are drinking it with nearly every meal. I just started making Kombucha as well. These two recipes from Lydia at Divine Health are a great way to add a new twist to these healthy drinks and make them even healthier and more of a treat.

Lemon Lime Kefir-Ello Water Kefir Gelatin

Booch-Ello Kombucha Gelatin Not only do I want to eat this one but I want to be sitting by that pool on a lazy summer day while I do so.

I hope these posts have been information and inspirational!

Now go out there and get fermenting!

If you are wanting to chat with some like minded fermenters head on over to facebook to the Anaerobic Fermentation Group.