Maybe it was cole slaw. It had cabbage in it, I do know that, and he'd put it in giant mason jars on the windowsill, and they'd fizz and leak and that was where the stench came from.
Horseradish, now, I can totally get behind. My husband came into the kitchen once to find me eating creamed horseradish from the jar with a spoon.
No, I guess you mean sauerkraut. I tried making it a couple of times, but I didn't have a warm enough place to put it (in the oven with the pilot on worked best). Mine came out tasting sort of like sauerkraut, but weak -- It certainly didn't "fizz and leak"! I guess I'll have to move to a hotter climate or keep depending on the canned! Didn't it take a few days or week or so to ferment though?
The stench was sauerkraut! But nothing beats homemade sauekraut - and I hate cabbage. LOL
I've decided to plant some horseradish in the spring. The stuff is really invasive, like mint or bamboo - but I've got an area where I can put it that it won't mess with anything else and will also help keep the weeds down.