Cabbage

Cabbage has been in use for 4,000 years. It has been cultivated since 500 BC when it was brought to Europe by the Celts. Cabbage grows well in cool climates. It is a high yielding vegetable and it stores well. It soon became a major crop of Europe. 

The original cabbage plant was lose leafed and did not have the dense head as we know it now. Cabbage as we know it to be now was developed during the middle ages. Cabbage has been credited with many healing powers, including preventing a hangover from too much consumption of alcohol. 

Cabbage comes in hundreds of varieties, including red, white and purple and with loose or tightly formed heads. Cabbage may be preserved by pickling in brine.  Sauerkraut is made at home by filling a crock to the top with shredded cabbage, pouring a generous amount of salt over it, placing an inverted dinner plate over the contents and placing a weight on top. The weight is often a carefully washed rock of suitable size. The crock is left in a cool dark place for several weeks while the fermentation takes place.  

Cabbage juice deteriorates rapidly, losing its essential nutrients, so should be consumed within a minute after it is made. Cabbage has no cholesterol or fat. It is rich in vitamin C and has 20mg of sodium, 5g of carbohydrate, 2 g of dietary fiber, 3g sugars, 1g protein, calcium and iron.

R.B.

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