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cabbage
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cab·bage
/ ˈkabij/
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n.
a cultivated plant (Brassica oleracea) eaten as a vegetable, having thick green or purple leaves surrounding a spherical heart or head of young leaves. The
cabbage family (Cruciferae, or Brassicaceae) includes the mustards and cresses together with many ornamentals (candytuft, alyssum, stocks, nasturtiums, wallflowers).
∎
the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
∎ inf.
paper money.
DERIVATIVES:
cab·bage·y adj.
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Cabbage popular worldwide
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 3/11/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...an abundance of many locally grown crops and one vegetable enjoyed by many is cabbage. Wisconsin ranks sixth in fresh-market cabbage production, and first in cabbage for sauerkraut production, producing 45% of the nation's total each year...
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Cabbage: A head trip
Magazine article from: New Orleans Magazine; 3/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...countries, certain types of cabbage are associated with certain...a look at the best-known cabbages and what good cooks tend to do with them. * White cabbage: This is the most versatile and global of cabbages, perhaps because it's the...
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Cabbage a humble vegetable made for optimists and Polish stew
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 9/23/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...was found in the cabbage patch. And I...picked my first two cabbages last weekend, marveling...written record on cabbages shows up for these...downhill from there. Cabbage has been relegated...revel in my lowly cabbages, admiring the sheer...fried and boiled cabbage and I shall ...
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 "Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado)")
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Cabbage cuisine: Versatile veggie not just a sidekick.
Newspaper article from: Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado); 3/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Mary Jean Porter Mar. 14--Cabbage gets lip service when it's paired with...all year 'round. Food historians date cabbage back thousands of years to leafy plants...Mediterranean region. Over time, this cabbage ancestor was taken to locations across...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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CABBAGE IS CONVENIENT, CHEAP AND EASILY COOKED BY BEVERLY MILLS, WITH ALICIA ROSS UNITED FEATURES SYNDICATE.(LIFE & LEISURE)(Recipe)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/15/1997; 700+ words
; ...Every fall, just like clockwork, I crave cabbage. This obsession stretches back more than...mother could work wonders with a humble cabbage, an art that has been neglected in this...nothing easier than steaming a head of cabbage, so long as you don't overdo it. Cooking...
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Cabbage ducks into casserole
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/10/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...farm stands along the highway, you can now find new cabbage or summer cabbage in abundance. It is different from the heavy, firm, almost snow-white globes of cabbage that are sold from October through April or May and...
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Cabbage Patch Kids(R) Celebrate 25 Years with a One-of-a-Kind, Year-Long Birthday Celebration!
Business Wire; 2/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...YORK -- It's been 25 years since the Cabbage Patch Kids([R]) first burst onto...Kids[TM] adopted since 1983, the Cabbage Patch Kids continue to strike a chord...kind 'Kids, with new additions to the Cabbage Patch Kids family and an array of exciting...
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Cabbage soup with corned beef an easy, classic combination
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 3/17/2004; ; 700+ words
; CABBAGE -- green, white or red -- is a favorite...Czech and Russian cooking, often include cabbage. So do French pot-au-feu and the classic...and elsewhere. A secret to cooking any cabbage dish is gentle cooking, whether the cabbage...
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Cabbage connection Love affairs linked to red crucifers
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/9/2000; ; 700+ words
; Few people would think of cooked red cabbage as a dish that might tickle their fancy...prepare it. I learned how to make Dutch red cabbage with apples from one of my favorite couples...friends, Sippy and Larry, eat braised red cabbage for Valentine's Day, but I have. Whenever...
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Cabbage magic // Familiar veggie turns over new, aromatic leaf
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/24/1999; ; 700+ words
; When it comes to cooking cabbage, many Europeans opt for sweet-and-sour...India reach for their aromatic spices. Spiced cabbage enters such classic dishes as Moroccan chicken tagine with cabbage and saffron; Egyptian cabbage and beef casserole...
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cabbage
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...insect pests. The true cabbages (var. capitata...and easily stored, cabbage is important in the...sauerkraut and slaw (raw cabbage). Chinese cabbage, or petsai, chiefly...especially in East Asia. Cabbages with multicolored leaves...
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Cabbage and Crucifer plants
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...and brussels sprouts and cabbage for leafy buds (axillary and...Sauerkraut, made from fermented cabbage, is an ancient process that...biennials, or perennials. Cabbage and related cole crops belong...With exception of certain cabbages and some types of kale, this...
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cabbage looper
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cabbage looper moth larva, Trichoplusia ni, that feeds by night on the leaves of cabbage and related plants and is a serious agricultural...Like the inchworms (of another moth family), cabbage loopers lack walking appendages in the middle...
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cabbage, Chinese
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
cabbage, Chinese Name given to two oriental vegetables: Brassica pekinensis (pe‐tsai, Pekin cabbage, snow cabbage), pale green compact head resembling lettuce, and B. chinensis...
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, story by Alice Hegan Rice...ramshackle house in the “Cabbage Patch,” a city tenement...reconciliation, and when the people of the Cabbage Patch gather to celebrate Mrs. Wiggs...
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