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Jean B.[_1_]

Arri London wrote:
>
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>> Omelet wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> (Victor Sack) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Mr. Bill > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> (Victor Sack) wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You may have never had tried good sauerkraut.
>>>>>> OH PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE!! This is like trying to say you never
>>>>>> have had GOOD Lamb, Goose, Bear, Alligator, Squid............whatever.
>>>>>> If ya don't like it...............being made out of gold will not
>>>>>> change your tastebuds.
>>>>> Nonsense. There was a time when I did not like sauerkraut either -
>>>>> until I tasted good one. This is particularly applicable to the USA,
>>>>> where I had fairly nasty, sweetish sauerkraut at several locations in
>>>>> New Jersey, Florida and Texas.
>>>>>
>>>>> Victor
>>>> I use Boars Head brand or Claussen's.
>>>> --
>>>
>>> We recently bought (and ate) some Boar's Head. It shouldn't be called
>>> sauerkraut! If it's fermented, that must be news to the lactobacilli
>>> that are supposed to do that job. Clearly they were slacking off that
>>> week. It tasted as though it was just cabbage salted lightly, left for a
>>> couple of hours and then rinsed off.
>>>
>>> Claussen's is a small step up. Hebrew National isn't bad. We used to get
>>> a decent brand of bagged sauerkraut that came from Canada. That has
>>> disappeared from the markets around here. Occasionally we do treat
>>> ourselves to German sauerkraut in jars, bought at the German
>>> deli/butcher. Also have a bag of Flanagan's (now there's a good German
>>> name) sauerkraut but haven't eaten that yet.
>>>
>>> Amuses me to no end that something salted and fermented needs
>>> 'preservatives' in it...
>> Hmmm. I wonder how Bubbie's ranks? That is probably the best I
>> can find in this area. Now I want some from a barrel!
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> It's a matter of preference, as with any foodstuff. Having grown up on
> German and Polish sauerkraut, all others are compared to that.

Yes, well... All we could get here was Silver Floss in cans, so
Bubbie's is a step up. I don't know how others may view it.

--
Jean B.