Soulful Creations

I chanced upon this recipe while trying to use up my red cabbage for my International Vegetarian recipe series. Ingredients 1 medium head red cabbage, cored and sliced 2 large tart apples, peeled and cubed 1 medium sweet onion, sliced  1 1/2 cups water 1 cup cider vinegar (substituted with 1/4 cup regular vinegar, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar and 1/2 cup raspberry white balsamic vinegar) 1/2 cup sugar (added only about 4 tbsp ) 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon salt 6 whole peppercorns 2 whole allspice 2 whole cloves 1 bay leaf 2 teaspoons cornstarch 2 teaspoons cold water Method In a Dutch oven, toss cabbage, apples and onion. Add water, vinegar, sugar, butter and salt. Place the peppercorns, allspice, cloves and bay leaf on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and stir with kitchen string to form a bag. Add to Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours. Discard spice bag. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch...