In 1880s and 1890s immigrant laborers brought cabbage to America. The term cabbage is a derived from the French word "caboche" (head). During slavery, children that weren’t big enough to work were fed at the Master house. They got milk and mush for breakfast and bread and pot liquor (the liquid remaining after cabbage was cooked).
Fried Cabbage Greens
INGREDIENTS
6 slices of *bacon, cut into thirds
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
1 head cabbage, cored and sliced
1 white onion, sliced
1 small bell pepper, sliced
1 pinch white sugar
DIRECTIONS
Place the bacon into a large pot over medium heat.
Season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes
or until bacon is crisp. Add cabbage, onion, bell pepper
and sugar into the pot; cook and stir continuously for 10 minutes, until
tender.
Tip:
If you like your bacon crisp, remove it from the pot before you add the cabbage, add the bacon when it ready to service.
* If you use turkey bacon add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to your pot.
