My great grandmother used to make her own sauerkraut. Bet there weren’t too many kids around who liked sauerkraut let alone knew how to make it in the big clay crocks.
My mom made saurkraut in the big crock, out in the yard by the corner of the house. Went out every day or so and removed the scum that would form. Did the same thing with dill pickles. I have made kraut but not in that size crock.