Neil wrote:
>> Yup, the day I boil vegetables for two hours is the day they
>> go from pot to trash.
>
> We are speaking of simmering, not boiling. The principle of the
> crockpot. It works. Nothing falls apart; potatoes, carrots are
> tender but intact; cabbage still cabbage. It works.
>
> Neil

The OP said nothing about a crockpot. And in my 25 years experience,
crockpots don't "simmer" as cooking on a stovetop (unless they are set on
HIGH). 2 hours to simmer potatoes, carrots and cabbage (even IN a crockpot)
would result in a nice vegetable mush.

Jill