I am guessing... FIASCO???

So, my beets and turnips have been in a cool, dark place as the recipe called for for quite some time now. I figured I can brave and open one jar, just you know - to check it out whether they are actually edible!
Well, I am adding couple of pictures as I think they tell more than words actually can:

All that "action" took place yesterday,
Tuesday, the 25th of February!

 

There was A LOT of foam!!!

You can see an onion, beets and turnips still in quite a bit of foam!

Good thing I was close to the kitchen sink! Anyway, there was REALLY plenty of foam coming out of the jar as I opened it. The smell - kind of sauer-ry but it didn't smell up the house for too long, went away after couple of hours, so not too too bad! 

There is a picture of how the veggies looked inside:

Closer look

Anyway, this is what came out of my project. 

OBSERVATIONS/IDEAS:

1. As much as I wish those veggies tasted better - well, they do not, HOWEVER my husband has tried them and said "not too bad", but that was BEFORE I showed him pictures, he wouldn't eat any more of them after that, haha!

2. During my fermentation time - some of the juice came out and (with the help) I secured the jars better; no more leakage!

3. Color of the fluid content has become red (beautiful red color - one thing that's beautiful about my jars) thanks to beets inside 

4. Also the turnips have become red as beets (basically hard to differentiate between these two veggies)

5. There were SOME bubbles (microbial activity) however I was sure there should be more

6. Reason for not much luck: 

- possibly too much space between veggies and top of jar

- messing up with the salt/water proportions

- author of the recipe also mentioned she had a better luck while using wide mouth jars (of course I HAD TO get the regular mouth ones!)

So what now?

I am going to try again - no not today, possibly tomorrow or Saturday and see what happens this time. 

Will keep you posted!

Thanks!