Re: [gardeners] In the garden

Jane Burdekin (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 22 Feb 1998 19:25:21 -0700 

Hi George,
How about making cabbage rolls, these are bread rolls stuffed with a ground
beef and cabbage mixture.  I have a friend that makes the best ones, and I
have her recipe if you want I can post it. I'm pretty sure they would
freeze well and I just love them.  Haven't had any for a while.  Jane 

> 
> On Fri, 20 Feb 1998 17:03:32, George Shirley wrote:
> 
> >Just put up 15 pints of carrots after cleaning up one little portion of
the
> >garden. Put up about 1.5 lbs in the fridge to eat raw and pressure
cooked
> >the rest except for a good bit that went into a slaw. New batch of
carrot
> >seed goes in the ground tomorrow.
> >
> >A question. I have a 3-gallon crock full of kraut sauering or whatever
the
> >word is, has been on eight days today. Gonna make a batch of Thai spring
> >rolls tomorrow and freeze them. Make handy snacks when we come in after
a
> >long day. What in the world else am I gonna do with the other 9 or 10
heads
> >of Savoy cabbage that are out there grinning at me? Anybody got any
ideas
> >on how to preserve cabbage other than sauerkraut, spring rolls, or
> >freezing. Froze some last year and it was nasty when thawed, went
straight
> >to the compost. Would like to keep some of it to eat later but can
always
> >give it to the food bank if necessary.
> >
> >He'p, he'p.
> 
> Savoy cabbage, like Napa cabbage?  It makes great green salads, just use
a 
> vinagrette dressing.  If you have a cool damp place it should last then
do 
> another batch of kraut and can it when its done. You could use it in a
picallili 
> (sp?) when the kraut is done.  How about making big batches of borscht
and/or 
> minestrone soup then freezing? You could make pico de gallo, aka mexican 
> coleslaw.  Finally, how about corn beef and cabbage if you rinse a lot of
the 
> salt out of the corned beef?
> 
> I'll try to think of more ways to use cabbage.
> 
> 
> Terry King                  North Central Eastern Washington
> taeking@televar.com        USDA zone 4, Sunset Zone 1
> 
>