Sauerkraut is a procedure due to which you can not only extend the shelf life of vegetables and use them in cooking throughout the winter, but significantly improve their taste. However, in order for the preparation to be stored for a long time, and the taste of the finished product does not disappoint, fermentation must be carried out on strictly defined days.
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 heavenly body in the constellations and the taste of the finished dish, its storage duration. For example, when pickling cabbage on a full moon, new moon or on a waning moon, vegetables often turn out to be tasteless, quickly deteriorate, but when performing a procedure on a growing moon, and even when a 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 start pickling cabbage in the first month of 2018, then select the period from January 18 to 29 for this. In these days of the growing moon, the workpiece will turn out to be much more juicy. But from January 3 to January 16, you should not salt vegetables, since 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 replenish them. From the 17th to the 28th the most favorable days for the procedure, but at the beginning of the month it is not recommended to cook this salty product.
In March.
In this spring month, it is not recommended to start fermenting cabbage before the 18th, however, after its onset, until March 28, the harvest will be good. Allocate any of these ten days for pickling vegetables, then it will definitely not disappoint.
In April.
If you still have cabbage collected in the previous fall in the bins, and you want to salt it, then proceed to the procedure from the 17th to the 28th. During the growing moon, the product will turn out to be more juicy, even if not very fresh vegetables are used - lying ones.
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 preparation. According to the lunar calendar, it is best to ferment vegetables during the period from May 18 to May 29.
In June.
June - the beginning of summer - the month when early ripening cabbage begins to ripen. Although it is not suitable for fermentation with subsequent long-term storage, it is quite possible to pickle it for a one-time snack. The most favorable days for fermentation are the period from 14 to 25 June.
In July.
In the middle of summer, you can start pickling cabbage from 13 to 24 July. But the beginning and end of the month are not the best periods for that. And in general, July is the ripening time for many vegetables, berries and fruits, so it is better to include fresh fruits in the diet.
In August.
In August, mid-season cabbage varieties begin to ripen, which are usually eaten fresh in autumn. However, if there is a desire to ferment such products, proceed, but only set aside a day for this in the period from 13 to 24.
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 until frost the cabbage will not deteriorate 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 ripen, which are best suited for pickling. In general, late-ripening white cabbage is almost always perfectly fermented, but if you choose a day for the procedure from 10 to 21 October, then the result will definitely not upset.
In November.
For pickling cabbage, even those heads that have been caught with a light frost are suitable. To keep the blank for a long time and turn out delicious, cook 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 as active as possible 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 the cycle of the growing celestial body - the moon. This date according to the lunar calendar in 2018 falls on December 14.
