To boil Cabbage
Origin: Hartford, Connecticut
Source: Amelia Simmons, 1796
Ingredients
- cabbage
- salt
Instructions
- Cut a large cabbage into quarters, or a small one in halves.
- Bring the water to a boil, add a little salt, then the cabbage with a little more salt on it.
- Return to a boil as quickly as possible and cook until the stalk is tender.
- Take the cabbage up into a colander or sieve to drain, and send it to table as hot as possible.
- Dress savoys in the same manner.