I came across a book "Simply living well" by Julia Watkins in a second hand market in Daylesford couple of years back, and I could not not buy it! The recipe has been adapted from this book, and so far it is the best DIY dish soap that I have tried. It is not perfect perfect, but closest to what commercial dish soaps are like. Ingredients 1 cup water 4 tablespoons white vinegar 1 cup Sal Suds 1 tablespoon jojoba or almond oil 1 tablespoon Vit E oil - optional 10 drops essenti
There are many recipes out there. Soured beets, or specifically kvass/fluid from the jar is used to make traditional Polish Borshch. But many Polish people drink it on its own. It is salty and garlicky and very slightly sweet, a bit sour. Other recipes for beet kvass include ginger and other ingredients, they are mainly used for drinking. This is a very traditional Polish take on it. Beets fermenting! You will need: 3 liter jar piece of gauze or tea towel and a string mandoli
This is the first fermented drink I started making for my family, after initially being afraid to serve them anything I have fermented myself. Now they keep asking if and when I am making the next batch. This drink is slightly sweet (although initial sugar used in the recipe seems like a lot!) and very refreshing and bubbly. It will contain small amount of alcohol. I make sure it goes to the fridge as soon as it becomes fizzy to limit sugar conversion to alcohol to minimum. N
