I remember when I was small, my Mama, Judy Elliott, had an aluminum canister on the stove. The canister had a shallow cup in the top with holes and a lid. When Mama would fry bacon, she would drain the grease into that can and the small cup/strainer would catch all the little bits and leave behind clean grease. She would use that grease to season greens, cabbage and many other dishes.
Today I cooked cabbage for dinner and I remembered how my Mama used to cook it. I, however, took short-cuts because I was in a hurry! I like to slow down and cook the way she did because, frankly, it tastes better!
Here is Mama's Cabbage Recipe:
- Head of Cabbage, cored and rough chopped
- 2 strips of Bacon
- Salt & Pepper
*My Grandmama Elliott would let her cabbage cook all day until it was completely limp. Mama said that that was wrong! "Never let it cook that long Lynn!"
Memories of mums. I love cabbage and would willing eat it limp.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to give this recipe a try!!
ReplyDeleteYay! Let me know how you like it!
DeleteHow can you go wrong when it's Grandma's recipe AND it's got bacon in it?! It sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteI make this as well I think that this is a polish dish. We like to put stewed tomatoes on top of this though, this is one our family favorites, thank you for sharing this Lynn and keep those great recipes coming ~
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