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1. Place cabbage in a paper bag and keep in the refrigerator so that this vegetable will remain crisp.
2. Cabbage also has large amounts of glutamine, an amino acid with anti-inflammatory properties.
3. Cabbage contains isothiocynates that break down into smelly sulfur compounds during cooking.
4. Cabbage is easy to grow if you select suitable varieties and practice proper culture and insect management.
5. Cabbage is a wonderful vegetable that is cheap, hardy, nutritious and, when cooked right, incredibly delicious.
6. Green cabbage is grown more often than the red or Savoy types, but red cabbage has become increasingly popular for color in salads and cooked dishes.
7. Cooked Savoy does not have the strong sulfur odor of green cabbage.
8. Quick cooking methods will keep cabbage crisp and relatively odor free.
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1. Steamed cabbage can be seasoned with anise, basil, caraway and celery seeds, dill, mustard, fennel, nutmeg, oregano, black pepper, savory and tarragon.
2. Additionally, cabbage has many other great nutrients including Vitamin A, Vitamin B and Vitamin E.
3. In addition to the low calories, cabbage is also an excellent source of vitamin C.
4. If you are lucky, the cabbage, green bell peppers and onions will all come from your garden.