Canning Cabbage

Do you know why some canning sites tell you not to can cabbage, unless I miss read, but my Kerr canning book says cabbage can be pressured canned?

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Answer:

I did a bit of research on this question. I checked a couple of extension websites and my Ball Blue Book of Preserving.

I could not find any safety information on canning cabbage. I must assume that it is not recommended.

The methods I do see where cabbage being safely canned is making sauerkraut or a pickled product. The vinegar or pickling ads the acid that cabbage needs to be safe for canning.

There are 2 possibilities with your kerr canning book.

1- it is an older book that has outdated methods. The USDA recommends using books newer that 10 yrs.

2- the recipes you mention include vinegar in some form.

I may just have to try making some sauerkraut this year. My husband likes it. If I do I'll add it to my site.

Sharon