How to Make Sauerkraut with Your Kids

It’ll be an afternoon they won’t soon forget!

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I’m not a father, but I am a teacher. Usually, I teach drama, but every Saturday I teach a class that combines science with debate.

So naturally, when you think of a scientific debate, the first place your mind goes to is sauerkraut, right? Hang in there.

In China, science class doesn’t typically involve experiments or any mention of hypotheses. Instead, students are taught the theoretical facts as scientists currently understand them, from a textbook.

Students read and copy the book, then are tested on how much they remember. Yay education.

The reason my class exists is that some parents feel that their children should be more involved in the scientific process.
So every week we learn a scientific theory, then build a hypothesis and test our belief with an experiment.

This week, we’re testing probiotic bacteria and the process of fermentation in a fun and delicious way that anyone can replicate.
So if you’ve never made sauerkraut before and would like to give it a try, this may be the excuse you need to finally try it out.