Ukrainian Homemage Sauerkraut

• 20 lb. cabbage
• 1/2 lb. pickling salt

1. Select firm, sound, mature heads of cabbage.
2. Remove outer leaves and wash well.
3. Remove core and slice very finely on cabbage cutter.
4. Put 5 pounds about (7 quarts) shredded cabbage in a crock, add 3-1/2 tablespoons salt mix well with your hands.
5. Repeat until all cabbage and salt is used.
6. Press down, cover with clean cloth, then with a plate or round wooden board, small enough to fit inside the crock.
7. Weigh down with a clean stone, to keep cabbage covered with brine which forms as the salt draws juice from the cabbage.
8. Keep in a warm place 75 to 80F.
9. Inspect each day and, with a spoon, remove the scum that forms.
10. Rinse cloth in clean water and replace.
11. Let stand for 6 to 7 days, until it is sour enough to suit your taste.
12. Put in clean sterilized jars and seal, or put in freezer bags and freeze.
13. Pack the kraut into the sealers, cover with the kraut brine to within 1/2 inch of the top, and seal.
14. Process the kraut in a boiling water bath for 10 to 15 minutes for quart sealers.

cabbage, pickling salt

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/17622 (may not work)