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It appears that the USDA has nothing to say on this topic.   What approaches to canning cabbage are used by the members here?   I am not talking about sauerkraut.
 
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I'm curious too.   I think what my research has turned up is that cabbage is mushy and smelly when you pressure can it, not that it's unsafe.  I've seen a few people canning it with like ham and onions.   Hoping others might chime in with experiences.
 
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The best I have come up with is a depression era reference to 60 minutes at 10 pounds  for quarts.
 
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So now I'm on youtube looking up "pressure canning boiled dinner" and coming up with some mixed meat/cabbage canning videos.   Use your best judgement..  

(never mind that link was pressure cooking... not canning...  thanks youtube @@)  But still...  
 
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Hi Heather,

Thanks for the attempt.  I find it odd I can’t find a definite yes or no
 
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I did a google search and it seems it's mostly about it not tasting good and having a bad texture, which makes sense, cabbage doesn't reheat well either. I did find some recipes for canning colcannon which includes cabbage. I just did a search for canning potatoes and cabbage, maybe that will help you.

I think it's likely that people don't can cabbage often because it keeps very well in other ways.
 
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Cabbage usually discolors and grows stronger in flavor when canned. Therefore, canning is not recommended unless cabbage is first made into sauerkraut or pickled.



https://www.canr.msu.edu/uploads/files/HNI09-Cabbage.pdf
 
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So I was also looking to do this. I love cabbage and had a few heads I salvaged and didn't want to cook it all so here I am. I have 5 quarts with cut cabbage, I slice and cut in.longer pieces about .5-1in width. I'm not particular just lazy and it also allows for me to feel like it's a noodle. I am adding about 1 cup of chicken bone broth, and 1 cup of water, and a dash of tony chachere's creole seasoning. I am using a Presto digital canner as a pressure canner and I am canning for veggie soup times. So 75 mins. I like raw to reheated after frozen cabbage so I don't think the texture will be an issue for me, the taste...well see. I will let you know how it goes.
 
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