Sweet And Sour Red Cabbage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large red cabbage
4 tablespoons bacon fat
1 medium onion, chopped coarsely
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tart apples, cored and sliced (Granny Smith is my favorite)
1/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup vinegar
1/3 cup brown sugar

Preparation

Remove the outer leaves and hard core from cabbage and chop coarsely.
Heat the bacon fat in a large skillet or kettle. Add onions and slowly cook until tender.
Add the cabbage and salt. Cover and steam for 10 minutes.
Add apples and 1/4 cup boiling water.
Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour or until the cabbage is tender.
Add the vinegar and sugar and continue to cook 15 minutes longer.
Serve hot.
NOTE: Sugar and vinegar amounts can be varied according to your family's tastes.