The following specific recipe comes from Nourishing Traditions by Sallon Fallon Morrell
Ingredients:
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3 medium or 2 large organic beets, peeled and chopped up coarsely
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1/4 cup whey or lacto-fermented sauerkfraut juice
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1 tablespoon sea salt
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filtered water
Place beets, whey or sauerkraut juice and slat in a quart-sized glass jar. Add filtered water to fill the container. Stir well and cover securely. Keep at room temperature for 2 days before transferring to refrigerator.
Notes:
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Do not use grated beets in the preparation of beet tonic. When grated, beets exude too much juice resulting in a too rapid fermentation that favors the production of alcohol rather than lactic acid.
Makes 1 quart