Digital_photog ★ Posted April 16, 2017 Share #1 Posted April 16, 2017 Entertain me. What have you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 16, 2017 Share #2 Posted April 16, 2017 I'll be heading over to my son's after church the six grandkids will keep me entertained. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Digital_photog ★ Posted April 16, 2017 Author Popular Post Share #4 Posted April 16, 2017 If it isn't raining maybe I should kidnap one of my granddaughters and take a tandem bike out after church. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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maddmaxx ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Share #8 Posted September 14, 2019 And that was for a thank you note. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Share #9 Posted September 14, 2019 On 4/16/2017 at 7:18 AM, Digital_photog said: If it isn't raining maybe I should kidnap one of my granddaughters and take a tandem bike out after church. As long as the restraining order allows that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Digital_photog ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted September 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Zealot said: @Digital_photog Nice video. I hope to see some aurora while running the dogs in the UP this winter. Will I be living in the new Snowtrekker hot tent or will @smudge let me use her she shed? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Share #12 Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Digital_photog said: Nice video. I hope to see some aurora while running the dogs in the UP this winter. Will I be living in the new Snowtrekker hot tent or will @smudge let me use her she shed? IT'S NOT A SHE SHED!!!!! : D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted September 15, 2019 Share #13 Posted September 15, 2019 How can you be bored. You have dogs to train, airplanes to tinker with, pickles to can, and chores too. You always have chores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Share #14 Posted September 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Airehead said: How can you be bored. You have dogs to train, airplanes to tinker with, pickles to can, and chores too. You always have chores. His wife does the chores, he doesn’t have time. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted September 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Longjohn said: His wife does the chores, he doesn’t have time. Hey, I made silage....er.... I mean a big crock of sauerkraut for her yesterday. 6 giant heads of cabbage in a 5 gallon crock. In a couple months it will be fermented and ready to eat. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Share #16 Posted September 15, 2019 Iggy Pop gets bored too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted September 15, 2019 Share #17 Posted September 15, 2019 I've got a bunch of chores you can do. When will you be here so I can update the list and not do everything before you arrive? I will be enjoying the free time. ⛵ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Share #18 Posted September 15, 2019 16 minutes ago, Digital_photog said: Hey, I made silage....er.... I mean a big crock of sauerkraut for her yesterday. 6 giant heads of cabbage in a 5 gallon crock. In a couple months it will be fermented and ready to eat. Holy cow. Does sauerkraut always take that long, or is it because it's a large batch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share #19 Posted September 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, smudge said: Holy cow. Does sauerkraut always take that long, or is it because it's a large batch? Sauerkraut takes a minimum of several weeks. It is a fermented food where anaerobic bacteria produce lactic acid. Like natural pickling (not hot pickling) and the way haylage and corn silage is produced. That is why the reference to making silage. We grate the cabbage into the crock, layeringit with salt the packing it down to work out all the air and to squeeze the juice out of it. When the crock is full and the cabbage is packed enough that the juice is covering the cabbage we put a plate that just fits inside the crock on top then add weight on top of that. To keep flies away we cover the crock with a plastic bag. Let it sit and don't mess with it for at least a month or 2. It will keep so no hurry to do anything with it soon. A small layer on the top may get some mold and not ferment good so that is thrown away when we open the crock. We then hot bath can the sauerkraut and have a supply that will last us a couple years. Much better than any you can buy in the stores. If you really like kraut you could borrow a bigger crock from @Airehead and make 10. 15 or 20 gallons. There are ways to make small quantities but we have found that large batches turn out better. @smudge Maybe you could make a batch in your she shed. ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share #20 Posted September 15, 2019 Cattle farms have the silos, bunkers, bags or wrapped bales. Those are the large fermentation containers to keep the air out so the anaerobic bacteria can do their job and produce the lactic acid to preserve the feed for the cattle. The wet feed will spoil and rot where air gets in. You have now had you biochemistry 101 lesson for today. Tomorrow it is @sheep_herder's turn to teach biochemistry 102 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Share #21 Posted September 15, 2019 9 hours ago, smudge said: IT'S NOT A SHE SHED!!!!! : D Just wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted September 15, 2019 Share #22 Posted September 15, 2019 11 hours ago, smudge said: IT'S NOT A SHE SHED!!!!! : D It could be, no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share #23 Posted September 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: It could be, no? Pretty sure it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Share #24 Posted September 15, 2019 12 minutes ago, Digital_photog said: Pretty sure it is. I wonder if it mattes if she specified that when she insured it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted September 15, 2019 Share #25 Posted September 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Digital_photog said: Sauerkraut takes a minimum of several weeks. It is a fermented food where anaerobic bacteria produce lactic acid. Like natural pickling (not hot pickling) and the way haylage and corn silage is produced. That is why the reference to making silage. We grate the cabbage into the crock, layeringit with salt the packing it down to work out all the air and to squeeze the juice out of it. When the crock is full and the cabbage is packed enough that the juice is covering the cabbage we put a plate that just fits inside the crock on top then add weight on top of that. To keep flies away we cover the crock with a plastic bag. Let it sit and don't mess with it for at least a month or 2. It will keep so no hurry to do anything with it soon. A small layer on the top may get some mold and not ferment good so that is thrown away when we open the crock. We then hot bath can the sauerkraut and have a supply that will last us a couple years. Much better than any you can buy in the stores. If you really like kraut you could borrow a bigger crock from @Airehead and make 10. 15 or 20 gallons. There are ways to make small quantities but we have found that large batches turn out better. @smudge Maybe you could make a batch in your she shed. ?? My kraut crock holds about 8 decent sized heads. Lots of commercial cabbage growers in our area. We did not make any this year. I have a mum in the big crock for this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share #26 Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Airehead said: My kraut crock holds about 8 decent sized heads. Lots of commercial cabbage growers in our area. We did not make any this year. I have a mum in the big crock for this year. That is a 15 gallon. A big one. You could eat lots of kraut. We didn't have enough cabbage to make more this year. We still have all we need. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share #27 Posted September 15, 2019 Our biggest crock is 20 gallons. That one is used for another fremented process. Turning apple cider into vinegar. We won't be grinding and pressing the apples for several more weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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