Don..I have to thank you for your guidance on making sauerkraut. I made a batch after getting that gallon jug thingi. Canned it after the gathering and just opened the first jar today. Absolutely perfect, just like grandma used to make. I fried up some pork with green peppers and onions and gahhlick and added the kraut and some caraway seeds..it's cooking in a crock pot as we speak. The perfect amount of sour, I didn't drain it, I like it that way. I will add the spaetzle later. I will be making rye bread this afternoon, just to soak up the juices. What else are you making that I can copy? thanks again. Pam ☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི