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"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
.. .
> In article >,
> jmcquown > wrote:
>>On 12/10/2013 8:44 AM, wrote:
>>> On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:56:50 -0800 (PST), A Moose in Love
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> How do they make them? To put a whole cabbage in a pot, then take off
>>>> a couple of leaves, then back into the pot etc. That would be very
>>>> very time consuming for a commercial outfit.
>>>
>>> They don't do it that way! If I am making them I put the cabbage in
>>> the freezer for half an hour, leaves go limp and totally manageable.
>>>
>>That's a good tip, thanks! I haven't made cabbage rolls in a long time,
>>probably because the leaves are such a PITA. I've never seen cabbage
>>rolls in a restaurant (if that's what the OP is talking about when they
>>say "commercial").
>
> By coincidence, I've got leftover cabbage rolls for lunch today.
> Leftover from dinner at a local German restaurant. I've never
> thought to ask how they soften the cabbage leaves.

I have never made them but would like to learn!

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