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13 minutes ago, TicTac said:Well...got 2kg of organic green cabbage, sliced thin, measured out 8 tsp of salt and went to packing the heck out of it into a glass jar.
FWIW,
To make packing easier and because I don't like to pound the cabbage.
I salt it and the keep it in the fridge in a non-reactive container, overnight, stirring it a few times.
That will make it MUCH easier to pack in to the jars!
ETA: Or, I compress it, in pouches, with the chamber sealer. 
11 minutes ago, TicTac said:Well...got 2kg of organic green cabbage, sliced thin, measured out 8 tsp of salt and went to packing the heck out of it into a glass jar.
FWIW,
To make packing easier and because I don't like to pound the cabbage.
I salt it and the keep it in the fridge in a non-reactive container, overnight, stirring it a few times.
That will make it MUCH easier to pack in to the jars!
