Spiced Red Cabbage
- 12 lbs red cabbage, shredded (3 large heads)
- 12 cup canning salt
- 1 -3 cup brown sugar (depending on desired "bite")
- 12 cup mustard seeds
- 14 cup mace
- 2 quarts red wine vinegar
- 14 cup whole cloves
- 14 cup whole allspice
- 14 cup peppercorn
- 14 cup celery seed
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- *** 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.
- **.
- Layer shredded cabbage and salt in large bowl, let stand covered 24 hours.
- Rinse and drain 6 hours on paper towel to dry.
- Combine sugar, mace, mustard seed, and vinegar in pan.
- Tie whole spices in bag, add to vinegar solution, bring to boil.
- Boil 5 minutes, remove spice bag.
- Pack cabbage into hot jar with 1/4" headspace.
- Ladle spiced vinegar to 1/4" headspace.
- Process 20 minutes in boiling water canner.
red cabbage, canning salt, brown sugar, mustard seeds, mace, red wine vinegar, whole cloves, whole allspice, peppercorn, celery, cinnamon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-red-cabbage-400116 (may not work)