Spiced Red Cabbage

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 12 lbs red cabbage, shredded (3 large heads)
• 1/2 cup canning salt
• 1 -3 cup brown sugar (depending on desired "bite")
• 1/2 cup mustard seeds
• 1/4 cup mace
• 2 quarts red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup whole cloves
• 1/4 cup whole allspice
• 1/4 cup peppercorn
• 1/4 cup celery seed
• 2 sticks cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 *** you can also use 3 cups sugar. will yield cabbage that has a much softer "bite". more like a mild kraut than a strong vinegar pickle. 1 cup sugar gives lots of vinegar bite. i like it both ways, but usually use 3 cups sugar. if using 3 cups sugar, do not reduce the volume of vinegar. **.
• 2 layer shredded cabbage and salt in large bowl, let stand covered 24 hours.
• 3 rinse and drain 6 hours on paper towel to dry.
• 4 combine sugar, mace, mustard seed, and vinegar in pan.
• 5 tie whole spices in bag, add to vinegar solution, bring to boil.
• 6 boil 5 minutes, remove spice bag.
• 7 pack cabbage into hot jar with 1/4" headspace.
• 8 ladle spiced vinegar to 1/4" headspace.
• 9 process 20 minutes in boiling water canner.