Bohemian Sweet And Sour Cabbage

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 onion, larger than a walnut, chopped
• 1 tablespoon shortening (or oleo)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed (or to taste) (optional)
• 2 teaspoons flour

Recipe

• 1 brown the onion in the shortening, only to a golden color. do not brown.
• 2 add the water, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. bring the liquid to a boil. (this liquid is just enough for this size cabbage.).
• 3 put cabbage in; sprinkle with caraway seed if you wish.
• 4 boil for 1/2 hour.
• 5 sprinkle with flour. stir it up and boil just a few seconds for the flour to dissolve.
• 6 grandmother notes that you shouldn't "put cooked cabbage in the freezer -- just in box." (box is the old-time short way of saying "icebox" -- we would say refrigerator!).