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Article: RED CABBAGE A ZINGER, HOT OR COLD.(LIFE & LEISURE)(Recipe)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 17, 1999
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Byline: LAURENCE SOMBKE Special to the Times Union
German red cabbage is a sweet, tart, tasty way to enjoy the marvelous red brother of the cabbage trio, which includes savoy and regular Dutch cabbage. All too often, red cabbage is relegated to a garnish or a secondary role in coleslaw.
But when red cabbage is cooked, it takes on a whole new character. It becomes sweeter and the crimson juices it exudes are full of flavor.
Red cabbage is grown the same way as other head cabbages. Start the seeds indoors or buy flats of seedlings at the garden center. It is best to plant the seedlings after Memorial Day. Red cabbage grows best as a late summer ...