Stewed Red Cabbage (Flemish Receipt)

Ingredients

• 1 head red cabbage
• 2 ounces butter
• pepper
• salt
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• broiled sausages
• lemon-juice
• cayenne pepper
• 0.5 cup good gravy

Instructions

1. Strip the outer leaves from the red cabbage, wash it well, and remove the stalk entirely by splitting it in quarters.
2. Cut the cabbage into the thinnest possible slices, beginning at the top.
3. Dissolve the butter in a thick saucepan just before use.
4. Add the sliced cabbage, pepper, and salt to the butter.
5. Stew the cabbage very slowly for three or four hours in its own juice, keeping it often stirred and well pressed down.
6. When the cabbage is perfectly tender, add the vinegar and mix the whole thoroughly.
7. Heap the cabbage in a hot dish and serve broiled sausages round it, or substitute lemon-juice, cayenne pepper, and a half-cupful of good gravy if omitting the sausages.