Sauerkraut is a procedure by which you can not only extend the shelf life of vegetables and use them in cooking all winter, but significantly improve their taste. However, so that the workpiece is stored for a long time, and the taste of the finished product does not disappoint, fermentation must be carried out on strictly defined days.
Pick your recipe
Sauerkraut is a procedure that is hundreds of years old. For a long time, the existence of the recipe managed to reveal a certain pattern between the phase of the moon, the location of the celestial body in the constellations and the taste of the finished dish, its duration of storage. For example, when fermenting cabbage to the full moon, new moon or to the waning moon, vegetables often turn out to be tasteless, quickly deteriorate, but when performing the procedure on the growing moon, and even when the star is in the constellation Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius or Aries, on the contrary, the harvest is always pleases with its great taste. In 2018, there are quite a few suitable days for pickling cabbage, consider the most favorable of them.
In January.
If you decide to tackle cabbage in the first month of 2018, then select the period from January 18 to 29. On these days of the growing moon, the workpiece will be much more juicy. But from January 3 to 16 it is not worth salting vegetables, as there is a high probability that the product will not succeed.
In February.
In the last month of winter, when the body is especially lacking in vitamins, sauerkraut will help to fill them. From 17 to 28 the most favorable days for the procedure, but at the beginning of the month to cook this salty product is not recommended.
In March.
This spring month, it is not recommended to start souring cabbage earlier than the 18th day, but after its onset until March 28, the harvest will be obtained with a bang. Allocate any of these ten days for salting vegetables, then it definitely will not disappoint.
In April.
If you still have cabbage collected in the bins last autumn and you want to pickle it, then proceed to the procedure from the 17th to the 28th. During the period of the growing moon, the product will turn out to be more juicy, even if not very fresh vegetables are used - lodged.
In May.
May is the month when the first heads of fresh cabbage appear on sale. Using a variety suitable for fermentation and observing the lunar calendar, you can get an incredibly tasty piece. According to the lunar calendar, fermenting vegetables is best in the period from May 18 to May 29.
In June.
June - the beginning of summer - the month when the ripening cabbage begins to ripen. Although it is not suitable for pickling with subsequent long-term storage, it is quite possible to pickle it for a one-time snack. The most favorable days for pickling are the period from June 14 to June 25.
In July.
In the middle of summer, cabbage can be pickled from July 13-24. But the beginning and end of the month are not the best periods for that. In general, July is the time for ripening of many vegetables, berries and fruits, so it is better to include fresh fruits in the diet.
In August.
In August, mid-ripening cabbage varieties begin to ripen, which are usually eaten fresh in the fall. However, if there is a desire to ferment such products - proceed, but only set aside a day for this from 13 to 24 days.
In September.
Cabbage, harvested in September, is suitable for pickling, but it is better to eat such a harvest before the New Year. If you pickle vegetables from September 10 to 24 (days of the growing moon), then the cabbage will not spoil until frost and it can be stored until the last days of December.
In October.
Mid-autumn is the best period for pickling cabbage, because at this time late-ripening cabbage varieties are ripened, which are best suited for pickling. In general, late-ripe white cabbage is almost always perfectly fermented, however, if you select a day for the procedure from October 10 to October 21, the result will not be disappointing.
In November.
For cabbage fermentation, even those heads of cabbage that were grabbed by a light frost are suitable. In order to keep the workpiece for a long time and turn out to be tasty, prepare it on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday on the growing moon. In November 2018, the moon grows from the 8th to the 21st.
In December.
Fermentation processes in December will be most active if the cabbage is fermented from the 8th to the 20th. It is believed that the most delicious snack is obtained in the middle of a cycle of a growing celestial body - the moon. This date according to the lunar calendar in 2018 falls on December 14th.