"Zeppo" > wrote in
:

>> My grandmother used to make something similar called sarmali (sp?).
>> Soured cabbage leaves wrapped around this meat mixture and cooked.
>> I'd never have the patience to sour the leaves (if I knew how) and
>> make this. I have no recipe.
>>
>> Ken
>
> Ken,
> Sounds similar to something my grandmother used to make, though she
> used a combination of ground beef and lamb. IIRC she used 'sour salts'
> to prep the cabbage for stuffing. Unfortunately, none of her recipes
> survived.
>
> Jon
>
>
>

My grandmother had a large earthenware covered pot on the back porch next
to the icebox that was used to make sauerkraut, and likely, soured
cabbage leaves.

Ken


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