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Text chains are flourishing, and an idea is fermenting about using shipping containers as living quarters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

The taste sensation is partly down to the array of tall earthenware jars where Mrs Kim, sprightly in her seventies, is fermenting sauces of gooseberry, green plum and other fruits.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2018

Sugary foods like ice cream, soda—and fallen fruit that is fermenting.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2015

In the Philadelphia region, newcomers this year include Kurant Cider, which shares space with Round Guys Brewing Co. in Lansdale, and Sir Charles Hard Cider, which is fermenting its first 500-gallon batch for distribution.

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2015

Do not close the bung tight for three or four days, that the air may escape while it is fermenting.

From The American Frugal Housewife by Child, Lydia Maria Francis