Trying my hand at fermenting the sugar snap peas picked from the garden

[Kaleva]

Picked two pounds of peas this morning and found a recipe on line for fermenting them. Adjusted the recipe because of the quantity i had. Also had to make an extra pint of brine to fully cover the peas in the container that i put them in.


2 lb sugar snap peas
3 Tbs pickling salt
3 tsp dill seed
1 1/2 quarts water
9 cloves of garlic minced

Washed the pea pods and placed them into a food safe plastic container. Added the garlic and dill seed. In a small pot, I put the water and added the salt. I heated the water on the stovetop to speed up dissolving the salt while I stirred. I let the brine cool to room temperature and then poured over the pea pods. I stirred until well mixed. I found a plate that fit inside the plastic container and weighed it down with a quart ziplock bag filled with water. There's close to an inch of brine over the peas.

The container has a cover but I didn't put it on tight to allow for venting of gasses. Ove that, I put a small plastic shopping bag and put hte continer on a shelf in the basement. There's enough space in the container for another pound of peas.