tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704726093109763319.post4221859807427365127..comments2024-02-15T21:38:42.142+08:00Comments on The Wayward Oven: Live AdeJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14499638677850725030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704726093109763319.post-23080505534951110002013-05-09T07:32:17.477+08:002013-05-09T07:32:17.477+08:00A few years ago, my husband started an experiment ...A few years ago, my husband started an experiment to make homemade soda using active dry yeast, and it was commendable, but awful. More recently, he found mention in a magazine called <a href="http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/fermented-blueberry-and-blackberry-drinks-may-help-diabetics-decrease-their-blood-sugar-131312" rel="nofollow">Indian Country Today </a>of how fermented blueberries help lower blood sugars and other good things, so we found a recipe online for fermented blueberry soda. We followed <a href="http://www.learningherbs.com/soda_recipe.html" rel="nofollow">this recipe</a>, though we halved the quantities, then let it ferment for a full 7 days before bottling. The next day, we refrigerated our 5 or 6 bottles. The first one opened had a vaguely vinegary taste, but we drank it anyhow because this was an experiment in medicinal food, and besides, fancy fruity vinegars are high dollar, so we definitely weren't going to throw away all this effort.<br /><br />The subsequent bottles opened in the next days were mellower, and the flavor (and color) of blueberry was very appealing--best enjoyed in a kind of smoothy with a little yogurt, and a little fresh fruit besides. Fizzy and very enlivening!<br /><br />We will likely make it again, and might ask my diabetic father-in-law to try our last bottle.<br /><br />I recommend trying such a fermented soda, Jane, maybe with a fruit that is easy to come by in Malaysia. Wild yeasts, I am learning, are really fun to cook with, and so easy!Mari Vegahttp://www.facebook.com/urban.marinoreply@blogger.com