I read it wrong. I read 3 tablespoons, but thought 1 tablespoon. It still
may have not been enough salt, depending on what brand of kosher salt you
used and how fluffy they mill it. Other than that, I don't know what might
be wrong.

-Bob


RichK wrote:
> Your answer is interesting. 3T is about 1.3 oz, which is 1/12 lb. The 3T
> figure came from 3 different sources.
> "Bob" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>RichK wrote:
>>
>>>I am trying to make sauerkraut for the first time, and all the recipes I
>>>have seen talk about skimming the scum every day. It has been sitting
>
> for 2
>
>>>weeks. After several days, I had a little scum, but nothing after that.
>>>Does this mean I have too much salt? I used 3T Kosher salt per 5 lbs of
>>>cabbage. I needed more brine to cover the cabbage and used 1.5T per
>
> quart
>
>>>of water. I don't think I screwed up the measurment, but it's always
>>>possible. I just expected more activity.
>>>
>>
>>You didn't use nearly enough salt. Five pounds of cabbage should have
>>about 1/10 pound of salt. I'm not sure what to expect at the ratio you
>
> used.
>
>>Best regards,
>>Bob
>>
>>
>