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Sauerkraut Scum by Herbert Nehrlich

1/8/2009 12:47:39 AM
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Herbert Nehrlich
(04 October 1943 / Germany)
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Sauerkraut Scum
 
  We Krauts do like our Sauerkraut
although we do enjoy a trout.
And vegemite, Australian made,
not peanut butter, I'm afraid.

To add more crucial information
(in case you missed my explanation) ,
when Sauerkraut is really bubbling
within its core, there grows a troubling
and ugly looking, grayish slime
it multiplies in record time.
We call it, fittingly, the SCUM,
I hear it can be found in Rum.
The smart farmwoman surely knows
that trouble brews where this thing grows.

She skims it off and dumps it in
the drain (it thrives inside a bin) ,
but vigilance must be maintained,
it will not do to act restrained.

This world is constantly creating
more scum, it comes from evils mating.

Herbert Nehrlich


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Linda Hepner (1/27/2006 4:32:00 PM)
And leave that sauerkraut in the pot...
It starts with stain and then a spot
That eats much deeper than you think
Until the juice flows in the sink
Through little holes corroded, eaten:
By Sauerkraut you're truly beaten!
Who showed me this? An angry German
Cursing the cook like cursing vermin.
I do advise you then to scrub
Your pots, don't leave them in the tub!
Linda
Herbert Nehrlich (11/30/2005 5:13:00 PM)
Did you know that one can make Sauerkraut entirely without salt? Salt tends to be a bit harsh and hard on thin skin etc.So if you start out with no salt and use apple cider vinegar instead you get much less scum.
I have recipes for those who would experiment.
H

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