another use for the sausage stuffer
So I sliced and salted the cabbage that I'm going to pickle, and let it sit overnight in the crock. The recipe says to rinse the cabbage the following day and press the water out. I put the rinsed cabbage in a lint free pillow case, loaded it into the sausage stuffer, and pressed the water out. Worked like a champ and it was easy on me.
Since it's red cabbage, I'll just wash the pillowcase with the blue jeans to put some color back in 'em. Zowie! That water is purple!
Good thinking Jean!
You could make some "organic" tie died clothes for the local greenies with that cabbage juice.
Will this be like sauerkraut, and then canned?
Think me not unkind and rude,
That I walk alone through grove and glen.
I go to seek the God of the wood,
And fetch His word to men.
Pickeled red cabbage? Yum, share the recipe!
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the recipe is from the book
Pickles and Relishes
150 Recipes
Apples to Zucchini
by Andrea Chesman
page 97
4 qts shredded cabbage
1/2 cup pickling salt
1 qt white vinegar
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp mustard seeds
4 tsp grated horseradish
1 tsp whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks
Layer the cabbage and salt in a large crock.
Let stand overnight.
The next day, drain the cabbage and press out all the juice.
Rinse thoroughly and drain again.
In a saucepan, combine the vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, and horseradish.
Bring to a boil.
Tie cloves and cinnamon in an cheesecloth spicebag and add to the saucepan.
Simmer for 15 minutes.
Pack the cabbage into clean hot pint and half pint jars. (Wide mouth jars are a little easier for me.)
Spend a little effort making sure you get the mustard seeds evenly distributed.
Fill jars with vinegar mixture. Leave about a half inch headspace.
Use a non metal spatula and squooshy the cabbage a bit to get the air bubbles out.
Seal and process in a 20 minute hot water bath.
Goes good as a side dish for venison or wild boar.
Last edited by Jean; 07-27-2011 at 02:10 PM. Reason: forgot the spatula
"Goes good as a side dish for venison or wild boar. "
I'm thinking about filling the bun on top of my favorite bratwurst.
I've got two large "patches" of horseradish. Some of the roots go back to my Grandparents, who married in 1896! I'm always looking for ways to use it.
Thanks Jean.
Think me not unkind and rude,
That I walk alone through grove and glen.
I go to seek the God of the wood,
And fetch His word to men.
My mouth is watering right now.
Life's short . . . Hunt hard
Why tip-toe quietly through life, only to arrive safely at death ?
Sounds good. Thanks!
German frankfurters, German potato salad, red cabbage, and pickles. Mustard on the side.
yum!
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