Tag Archives: fermented foods

Goodbye February, hello March!

Posted on March 10, 2021 by deborah @ the magic jug

I know, we’re already a third of the way through March. I’m late. Sorry about that. I looked through my photos from February to remind myself where the month went. I can see I walked a lot, most days. I … Continue reading →

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A Further Adventure in Fermentation

Posted on July 14, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

And now for my latest Adventure in Fermentation.  This one courtesy of our friend Richard, who was kind enough to repay my gift of kefir grains with a gift of a kombucha scoby. If ‘kombucha‘ and ‘scoby‘ are new words … Continue reading →

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Fermentation: making sauerkraut

Posted on September 28, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

This one is for Richard xx My adventures in sauerkraut have not all been happy ones.  It’s fair to say that I’ve had my share of (very smelly) experimental failures.  But failure is a step on the path to success, … Continue reading →

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Fermenting: making kefir

Posted on September 24, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

I’ve been interested for a while in all things fermented, so when oldest son and daughter-out-law offered me some milk kefir grains earlier in the summer, of course I couldn’t refuse.  I had a wee taste first, and to be … Continue reading →

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Do what you can with what you have: fermenting well

Posted on March 12, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

On my list of things I’d like to do this year I included learning how to ferment (preferably without creating a new range of chemical weapons).  To my surprise, I seem to have done exactly that. As I looked around … Continue reading →

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Learning new stuff

Posted on January 21, 2016 by deborah @ the magic jug

You’re never too old to learn something new.  And don’t I know it! In the past few years I’ve been lucky enough to be able to go to some really inspiring workshops and classes.  And like many things in life, … Continue reading →

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