re: #127 TedStriker
Alton Brown did a episode of Good Eats on pickled stuff like sauerkraut; he posited that most Americans hate sauerkraut because they get it from a can and that homemade sauerkraut (or even commercially packed sauerkraut in jars) usually tastes much better.
The brands I buy come in plastic bags. Nom nom nom, especially the Bavarian with apple & mushroom. I love to take that, dice a few potatos, cut a ring baloney or kielbasa up and dump it all in the crockpot for all day. Heavenly at dinner time on a fall evening.