Ruth's German Red Cabbage And Apples

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 lbs red cabbage (about 2 medium heads)
• 4 -5 lemons, juice of
• 8 cloves (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 apples, any kind peeled and sliced thin
• 12 ounces bacon, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 saute onions and bacon until light brown in same pot (don't drain bacon grease).
• 2 wash and shred cabbage fairly thin. put on top of bacon and onions in pot. pot will be full--cabbage will shrink. add rest of cabbage to pot.
• 3 add remaining ingredients. simmer on low in covered pot for 2 hours, stirring often so it won't burn.
• 4 best if made one day in advance. allow to cure for no less than 24 hours in refrigerator before serving.