JUST TRY IT! :)

I just have to say...

I'm writing all this because I know there are more out there that feel the same way, that they no longer belong in the world they grew up in, and that sometimes, the people that need to understand for it all to feel better just don't, even if they say they do.

I made some sauerkraut this afternoon!  I used the recipe that Kathryn at Northern Sun showed us when I was in Katimavik :)  I think it'll be really good! I shall post the recipe! 

I asked my cousin to help me massage it (that's the best part!)  and he did it for about, well, maybe 1 or 2 minutes and said "my hands are cold, I don't want to do this anymore."  I'm not going to make him do anything, but it just reminded me that open-mindedness isn't natural for everyone.  It's sometimes something learned, and not everyone will always be open-minded. 
"Why do you like making things now?  Why can't you just buy it?" He said. 

My parents see it the same way. 

"Man, I'm not going to eat any other bread now that I've had yours!" 
Dad loves the bread I've been making, which is a real relief- at least they can appreciate it!  I tried teaching mom and dad how to make it once.  They were watching TV and I came into the living room and showed them how to knead, I even asked them if they wanted to try to get a feel. "I don't want to touch it, " my mom said. 

"Well, you'll have to make it yourself," I said to my dad. 

But I doubt they ever will.

They can't seem to get a grasp of my perspective.  What upsets me is that they don't want to try anything other than what they do every day.  They don't know how to see things other than the way they already see it anymore.  They don't know how to think afar from the screen. 

"You don't think we were 19 once," they said to me when I told them they didn't understand. 
It's not that I'm 19 now.  There's so much more to it now.  All the things I felt before and thought were irrational, I know now, were completely rational. 
"Just accept it. It's never going to change." My friend told me. 

It's true.  But it's so much easier to accept when it doesn't affect you. 

I hope anyone reading this (if there's any) doesn't get the sense that I'm still whining.  It's just the truth.  And I'm sure there are more people out there that can relate to how I'm feeling right now.  And whoever you are, I hope this makes you feel a little better.  You'll find home someday!

Here's the recipe to the sauerkraut (best at least 2-3 weeks after canning but ok one week after.)

1 medium cabbage

1 tbsp caraway seeds

3 tbsp sea salt

1. Sanitize jars and lids!
2. Cut the cabbage in thin slices, put in a big clean bowl (bowl should have lots of space for later.)
3. Add caraway seeds, Sea salt.
4. Clean your hands, then massage the cabbage, pushing the water out.  The salt will bring out the water from the cabbage and in about 10-15 minutes, the bowl will have lots of bubbles and water.  When it looks like the cabbage is nearly covered with the liquid, you're done!
5. Pack into clean jars (push the cabbage down!) So that it's as tight as you can make it (just to fit more, really.)  The cabbage should be completely covered with liquid and there should be about an inch or so of space on the top.  Don't be afraid to use your hands and smush them in! (You already used your hands to massage 'em!)
6. Screw the lids on REAL tight.
7. Wait at least a week before consuming (and try to only use clean utensils, don't mix with other things!)  Remember, this is forming some awesome bacteria in it that are awesome probiotics for your body, so you don't want to make any new icky ones you don't want!
   TIP: the longer you wait, the better it tastes because it soaks delicious flavour from the caraway seeds!
   ANOTHER TIP: If it stinks, like putrid-y, trust your scent, don't eat it.  It isn't likely to make you sick, but go with you gut, really.  These happen sometimes.  I haven't seen it, but that's what I've heard!
   
   You can eat it with your hot dogs (but don't expect it to taste like store-bought crap. Salads, soups and it's just really good for flavouring tons of stuff! 
   
   It's easy eh?  So simple and SOOOOO delicious!  Ya cannnn't buy dis stuff mon!  So ya gotts to make it!