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Default How to keep cabbage from turning sour?

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:31:16 -0100, dh@. wrote:

>I like to cook a cabage, and then eat it over a period of a week or
>two. But sometimes--and it seems like not always--it will turn sour.
>It doesn't look bad or anything, but it's still trash to me. Is there
>a way to keep it from turning sour?
>
>Also, I like to boil some potatoes and have some of them around for a
>week or two as well, but sometimes they go bad during that time. It
>seems like they should keep for at least two weeks in the
>refrigerator, and sometimes they do. Why not other times?
>
>Thanks for any help!


I have frozen cooked cabbage, such as in left over boiled dinner that
didn't get eaten quickly enough. Experiment. It might not be to your
taste eaten alone, but put with other foods it's okay.