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Mom's sauerkraut

Mom's sauerkraut When life hands you multiple heads of cabbage, what do you do? I like making egg rolls and stir-fried recipes, but today I wanted to share my mom's recipe for how she creates her delicious homemade sauerkraut. There are so many different ways that you can ferment and can sauerkraut, but I find that mom's way is one of the simplest. If you like sauerkraut but don't like the process of having to ferment it for several weeks, I invite you to try mom's recipe. She ferments the kraut for three days in her crockpot and then cans it like a pro. Ingredients you'll need to make mom's homemade sauerkraut: Fresh cabbage, shredded 1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons of salt per pound of cabbage Plus, add 1 teaspoon of salt to a cup of water to prepare the brine. Instructions: Mom uses her crockpot to ferment the cabbage, and to do this method, you'll need to use 1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons of salt per pound of cabbage. She sliced the cabbage, then placed it in her crockp...