Old-Fashioned Cabbage Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 egg
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. fine dry bread crumbs
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. each: ground ginger, nutmeg and allspice
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 large head green or savoy cabbage
1/2 c. boiling water
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. milk (approximately)
1 Tbsp. cornstarch

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, blend meat with egg, milk and bread crumbs. Stir in salt, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and onion.
Mix well.
Cut out core of cabbage.
Carefully separate outer 10 to 12 leaves (reserve remainder for other use).
Remove center thick vein of each leaf.
Drop leaves into boiling water.
Cover.
Steam 3 minutes or until soft and bright green.
Remove with slotted spoon.
Reserve liquid.