Red Cabbage With Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. head red cabbage
2 Tbsp. butter or chicken fat
2 c. water
1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 cloves
salt
1 1/2 Tbsp. flour
1 tart apple
1 medium-sized onion, sliced
1/2 c. red wine vinegar
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Wash cabbage; cut as for coleslaw. Peel and chop apples. Heat fat in large saucepan and cook apple and onion gently 3 to 4 minutes. Add water, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, cloves, bay leaf and lemon juice. Stir; bring to boil. Add cabbage; mix well. Cover; simmer 45 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle flour over top. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Mix well and cook 5 minutes longer.