Spiced Pickled Red Cabbage

• 3 heads red cabbage, 10-12 pounds cored and shredded
• 1/2 cup salt, separated
• 2 red onions, peeled, halved, sliced thin
• 1/4 allspice
• 1/4 cup juniper berries
• 1/4 cup mixed peppercorns
• 1/4 cup celery seed
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken
• 17 ounces raspberry vinegar
• 47 ounces red wine vinegar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup mustard seeds
• 1/8 cup ground mace
• 1 tart apple, peeled cored and shredded

1. In a large stainless steel pot layer cabbage and 1/3 cup salt. Cover and let sit in a cool spot for 24 hours.
2. After 18 hours of cabbage sitting layer onions and remaining salt in a separate glass or stainless bowl cover with cold water to cover and let sit in a cool spot.
3. Transfer cabbage to a colander a bit at a time to drain and rinse under cold running water.
4. OK now you can place on paper lined trays to dry for about 6 hours. Or go ahead and let sun dry for 3 hours on paper towel line trays.
5. Prepare canners, jars and lids.
6. Prepare the spice bag by placing in a cheese cloth place allspice, juniper, peppercorns, celery seed, bay leaves, and cinnamon pieces tie to enclose.
7. In a large stainless steel pan combine vinegars, sugar, mustard seed, mace, and spice bag. bring to a boil stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and gentle boil for 5 minutes. Rinse onions under cold running water add apple and onions to vinegar mixture. Cook for 5 minutes.
8. Discard spice bag.
9. Remove onions and apples place in a very large pot or bowl with cabbage tossing to mix all together.
10. DON`T discard the liquid. Keep it heated.
11. Packed the mixed veggies into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch head space. Ladle hot vinegar mixture in cabbage filled jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.Remove air bubbles. Wipe rims and place lids and screw tops to finger tightness.
12. Place jars in a canner covering with boiling water by at least 1 inch. Bring back to a boil covered for 20 minutes. Remove lid and turn off flame let sit for 5 more minutes. Remove and jars and let cool in a draft free spot to cool.
13. Remove air bubbles.

red cabbage, salt, red onions, allspice, juniper berries, celery, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, raspberry vinegar, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, mustard seeds, ground mace, apple

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-pickled-red-cabbage-387082 (may not work)