Radish Root Kimchi- Kkak dugi

Radish root, 3 1/2 lbs  :  2
Hot pepper powder  :  2/3 cup
Small green onion
Dropwort
Garlic, chopped  :  3 tbs
Ginger, chopped  :  1/2 tbs
Salted baby shrimps, chopped  :  2/3 cup (available in Korean stores)
Artificial sweetener, a kind of saccharin  :  1/2 tb
Milk  :  1/2 cup
Soda pop  :  1/2 cup
Salt  :  2/3 cup
Sugar  :  1/2~1 tb

1. Peel and wash the radish roots and cut them into 1 inch cubic. Sprinkle the salt and artificial sweetener evenly and mix them together and set aside for about 1 hour.

2. Pour out the water come out. Put the hot pepper powder in the bowl with the cubed radish roots and mix them well until the roots get dyed red.
   
3. Trim and wash the green onion and dropwart. Cut them 1 1/2 inches long.
   
4. Put the green onion, dropwort, garlic, ginger, salted baby shrimps and sugar in the bowl and mix them well.
   
5. Pour the milk and soda pop in the bowl and mix together again.
   
6. Keep in a cool place for half a day, then serve.