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Fermenting Cranberry Sauerkraut In A Masontop Jar

Until last Christmas, I hardly remember ever having heard of Masontop Jars. One fine morning my wife, Jenny came in with one of these jars saying, “Honey! I’m thinking about making some fermented Cranberry Sauerkraut for this Christmas.” I always knew you get Cranberry Sauerkraut in stores, but I really wanted to know how it’s made at home. Here’s what I got to Know: Ingredients: 1. A cabbage head which is finely chopped 2. One Packet of properly portioned Sauer Salt. 3. One apple that is cored and then finely chopped 4. Half a cup of dried Cranberries (note: save one-fourth for the fermentation) 5. One orange that is juiced and has pulp included in it. Tools Required: 1. Two quart-sized Masontop Jars with wide mouths 2. Two wide mouth tough bands. 3. One Pickle-packer 4. Two Pickle-pebbles 5. Two Masontops Pickle Pipes 6. Kefirko with juicer Steps To Make Cranberry Sauerkraut 1. Firstly, The shredded or finely chopped cabbage is put in a big bowl and

What Are Kefir Grains? What are Its Advantages?

Kefir or Kephir seeds are also called milk Kephir bulgaroros (pronounced as beulgaeroz) which is a fermented milk drink which originated the Caucasus Mountains. The milk is made from a yeast or bacterial fermentation starter. The milk is attained by vaccinating a cow, sheep or goat milk with kefir grains or the aforesaid yeast. Earlier the kefir grains were made in bags made from goatskin hung on the doorway. The bag would be hit by every person that would be passing through the door to permit the milk to remain well-mixed. Why Use Kefir Grains? Nutritional Value: • Products made from kefir are those that are rich in varied amounts of nutrients which range from insignificant to significant or important levels. Such nutrients are inclusive of alimental mineral and vitamins to important amino acids and compound linoleic acid. It is very common in milk-products minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, copper, zinc etc. are present in amounts that have

Tips to Restore Skin Flora Applying Biome-friendly Skin Care Products

We seem to be familiar with the fact that our gut is a micro-biome for a large number of microbes, both good and bad. It is also a fact that most of us eat probiotics and/or cultured food in order to keep the micro-biome in our gut to be at a balanced state so that it may function well and keep us healthy. However, it is important for you to know that, microbes also exist in the skin. Skin being the largest organ of the human body, requires the same amount of care as any other organ (if not more). The skin’s micro biome or the flora of the skin existing in the natural as well as healthy state is a balance of good and bad microbes. While the good microbes protect the skin from inflammation and disorders like acne, rosacea etc., the bad ones harm the skin. The problem with the usage of chemical cleansing products is that they often eradicate the good bacteria along with the bad ones, which definitely has its own disadvantages. Therefore, it is essential that we start using Biome Friend

Want To Grow Better & Bigger Crops? Go Probiotic On Your Farming!

We’ve all been made familiar with probiotic skincare products as well as well as probiotic food product which keeps our health on the check. But, it was a bit surprise that you get Probiotic Soil Fertiliser in the market which enables a farmer to grow better and bigger crops! Well, seems like Nature knows how to take care of almost everything you could think of. In our present age of great inventions and man-made wonders in the fields of Chemistry and of technology, several chemicals and pesticides have been invented. While these chemicals and pesticides help ridding the crops off their ailments and their foes, the pests; they impute great hazards to human health. To avoid such hazardous materials, it is important that you take up something new! While Chemistry seems to be hazardous, why not go for Biology? What I mean is that why not choose buy fertilisers that are probiotic or Biome-friendly, instead of the artificial ones! Now, it is important to understand what it means to