Cabbage & Apples

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter                                        
• 2 cooking apples, peeled, & cored                
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 8 cups shredded cabbage 
• 1 cup water                             
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup sugar                                         
• 1-1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper                                
• 1 bay leaf
• minced ginger (optional)

Directions

In a saucepan over medium heat, in hot butter, cook thinly sliced apples and onion until tender, about 10 minutes. Add cabbage, water, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and bay leaf; heat mixture to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 40 minutes or until cabbage is very tender, stirring occasionally. To serve, discard bay leaf. Serves 8.