Bohemian Sweet And Sour Cabbage

• 1 onion, larger than a walnut, chopped
• 1 tablespoon shortening (or oleo)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed (or to taste) (optional)
• 2 teaspoons flour

1. Brown the onion in the shortening, only to a golden color. Do not brown.
2. Add the water, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring the liquid to a boil. (This liquid is just enough for this size cabbage.).
3. Put cabbage in; sprinkle with caraway seed if you wish.
4. Boil for 1/2 hour.
5. Sprinkle with flour. Stir it up and boil just a few seconds for the flour to dissolve.
6. Grandmother notes that you shouldn't "put cooked cabbage in the freezer -- just in box." (Box is the old-time short way of saying "icebox" -- we would say refrigerator!).

onion, shortening, water, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, cabbage, caraway, flour

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bohemian-sweet-and-sour-cabbage-169164 (may not work)