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Peter A

In article .com>,
says...
> my sister lia and me are trying to recreate my grandmums wonderful
> cabbage soup. from memory as she (my grandmum not lia!) passed away
> and we dont have this written down. after much trial and error and
> eating our mistakes we stil dont have it right. can someone please
> review?
>
> 3-4 lbs cabbage
> a few ribs
> 5-6 lemons
> 2-3 green apples depending on size
> 1/2 cup rice but not cooked
> 3 small cans of tomato sauce
> 1big onion
> 1/2 cup cider vinegar
>
> and the following as you see fit
> a small handful of raisins
> pinch of sugar
> maybe tablespoon of salt (but maybe less)
> some black pepper
>
> we started with some marthastewart.com lists and worked around them a
> little . but it still doesnt taste right? HELP!
>
>

Since we can't know what the original tasted like how are we supposed to
help? I will mention that caraway seeds are a popular addition to
cabbage dishes - might be worth throwing in a tsp or so.

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Peter Aitken
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