
NOTE: For brown cabbage, replace the red cabbage with white cabbage, reduce the vinegar slightly and exclude the apples.
Trim and shred the cabbage nicely.
Melt the shortening in a saucepan.
Add to the bowl and drizzle with the syrup.
Let it all sizzle while stirring for a while.
Peel and cut the apples into wedges and add them at the same time with the vinegar.
Cook the kettle until soft, about 1 1/2 hours.
Stir the pot, there and there (occasionally).
Season with salt, pepper and possibly juice or red wine.