"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 18:05:12 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 01:03:56 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>
>>>Not here it doesn't! Once in a while you can find one cut in half for
>>>sale
>>>but the cabbage are always huge.
>>
>>I don't believe you. I can always find softball sized cabbages
>>and you can make excellent slaw from brussel sprouts. And Chinese
>>napa cabbage makes wonderful slaw. I don't believe you, you're too
>>lazy to make slaw. And even with a large cabbage there are many other
>>dishes one can prepare. I don't believe you.
>
> And cabbage keeps for a long, long time even after you have cut into
> it. Just peel off the outer leaf, slice off the brown cut edge, and
> you are good to go.
>
> I know this because I always have part of a cabbage in my fridge. I
> use the stuff for slaw, stir-fry, casseroles, soups, and all kinds of
> other stuff.

Sure it keeps but then you have to keep it in the fridge. My fridge is
small enough that I need it for food we'll eat. Not stuff that we might eat
in a week. I don't use cabbage for any of those things except perhaps a
tiny amount in soup. None of us like cooked cabbage.