ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Salt, water and time. The rest is up to the microbes. That’s the formula behind lactic acid fermentation, in which yeasts and bacteria convert starches or sugars into lactic ...

17 cups water ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons kosher salt (see cook's notes) 1 green cabbage, about 3 pounds, thinly sliced or shredded Cook's note: Do not substitute conventional table salt or iodized salt ...

Salt, water and time. The rest is up to the microbes. That's the formula behind lactic acid fermentation, in which yeasts and bacteria convert starches or sugars into lactic acid, yielding foods like ...

If you are a wine, beer, or cider maker, you’ll know the ritual of checking for fermentation. As the yeast does its work of turning sugar into alcohol, carbon dioxide bubbles froth on the surface of ...