Making Sauerkraut is a great way to enjoy cabbage and practice the art of fermentation. Fermenting the Cabbage The idea behind sauerkraut is to ferment cabbage in salt until the desired texture and flavour is achieved. Salt draws the liquid from the cabbage creating a brine. A weight holds the cabbage below the brine to…
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How To Grow Red Cabbage
Red cabbage is a cool weather crop that can be planted early in the season. Though it resembles purple more than red look for seeds labeled as red cabbage. Ph Plays a Role The colour of the plant can in part be determined by the ph level in the soil. In soil that is more…
Cabbage Rolls – Holubtsi
These Cabbage Rolls – Holubtsi has roots in the Ukrainian dishes of my family using traditional inexpensive ingredients. Cabbage Rolls – Holubtsi Cabbage Rolls – Holubtsi is a traditional Ukrainian dish of cabbage leaves filled with a rice bacon onion filling then baked until tender. Recently I have been baking them 2 ways, one the…