Southern Bacon-Fried Cabbage - A MUST for New Year’s Day - A Long Time Southern Custom

[@ruthkey-copeland1874]

Yes we ate the core of the cabbage when it wasn't cut up & added to the fried cabbage which was browned . I love the core & cut it up & fry it with the rest of the cabbage. A lot of times, when I have leftover cabbage, which usually don't, i will fry some potatoes, onions & sausage, either polish or kielbasa, & add the leftover cabbage. My son & husband always put cheese on top of theirs, & they always wanted cornbread to go with it since I made it to go with the black eyed peas & cabbage for new years.

[@lindaberry9483]

In my 80 years I have always eaten the cabbage core. It’s the best part. I always hide a core in the middle of the jar when making sauerkraut. The one who opens a jar with a core is lucky and is rewarded by getting to eat the core. Love the core!

[@helenvinson-xv4uq]

I needed this recipe😅

[@Sybil9605y]

Please replay the how to boil a boiled egg with easy peel. I can't find the episode. ❤

[@ObsidianRose10]

Absolutely! Also fantastic if you just place the core in a microwavable bowl in some water, let it cook until it's just crisp tender, and then give it a broil with some salt pepper and balsamic vinegar. Chef's kiss!

[@BlUAbUElA]

​@@Sybil9605y In regards to easy peel hard boiled eggs: I put a tablespoon of salt in the bottom of my pot, place the room temperature eggs in and cover in cold water. Bring water to a rolling boil, then turn down the temperature just so it's at a slow boil and cover and let them slow boil for 13 minutes. After draining off the water, I put the eggs in an ice bath for 7 minutes. The eggs just slide out of the shell😊

[@2White4Coke]

Love fried cabbage. I was wondering if y'all ate the core; my Mama always saved the core for us kids😋

[@shirleywands1077]

I’m 92 and did love the cabbage core as a child

[@comesitatmytable9044]

Thank you, Shirley for watching. We enjoy hearing from you.

[@Changelingheart]

​@@comesitatmytable9044 ... How sweet you are to this wonderful older lady. I just found your site today!! And the theme has been Cabbage!! I loved Cabbage when I was young and have been cooking with it recently . Need a sweet and sour recipe. 😊

[@joeledmondson1067]

Thank You Tom and Melissa... got my silver-dollar ready (1899) and, yes, we had the same cabbage and black-eyed peas tradition! I rely on you all since I am 81 years old and the cooking has become my responsibility with my wife's dementia onset. I had never cooked before but thanks to you I am willing to try anything. Our favorites so far are Toms' Chili, Corn Pudding with grilled pork-chops, corn-bread and Cornbread Dressing. Bless you all!

[@Lexielouwho]

My heart goes out to you and your wife. Dementia is not easy on either person. May you both have many more good days than not. Cheers for a blessed new year!

[@LoriCurtiss-xz6xm]

God Bless You for taking care of your wife and the needs around the house! May you have a blessed year and beyond!

[@joymitchell1991]

Never ate blackeye peas when growing up. Cabbage was a must, however. I was born in Texas and have always lived in Texas. Once i was grown and married I heard I should have blakeyes. My daughter has stayed with that tradition. BTW, I have never eaten the core of the cabbage. I am addicted to your videos. Your explanations of how and what and why you do things has inspired me to try to cook for myself again. My husband passed away due to Alzheimer disease. Cooking for one is difficult. Eating the same thing for several meals in a row is so boring. My freezer is crammed full. I'm working on eating some it all along. Keep posting videos. Don't forget your stories are an importent component. I, too, am a retired teacher. Taught for 36 years. Had to retire to tend to my husband or I might have just kept on teaching until they carried my body out of my classroom after I passed on!😮😅

[@Murle-ub5lz]

May you & your wife be blessed with slow moving of her medical,long glimpses coming her way of love filled memories!! Here's to 2024 to you & all !

[@catherinmus9364]

When you eat it you make it sound so good I wanta plate too

[@brenda012249]

As a young child in Virginia we loved getting a chance to eat the cabbage core as well as raw slices of raw Irish potatoes of which my grandmother grew both in her garden, thank you for mentioning this

[@comesitatmytable9044]

We love how food connects us to special memories. Thanks for letting us know our video did that for you today. We hope you have a very happy new year!

[@SerethaTHORNTON]

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[@jacquelinewells7575]

I also love the cabbage raw but also love raw potatoes. Haven’t done that in a while.

[@judiwatts1324]

What are Irish potatoes?

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

I use thick sliced; but Yours look like bacon steaks (planks ha-ha).@@comesitatmytable9044

[@maggiewalker9194]

Your grandmother was brilliant. The silver released into the cooked cabbage was antibacterial. I am from Florida. New Years day always had Black Eyed Peas Ham Hock and cornbread. I was told it was for good health all year. It was a delicious meal and inexpensive. That is appropriate for today's economy too. Yes the cabbage core was a treat

[@AnneMelgarejo-wq3pe]

Looks delicious

[@lizzyanthus1]

My aunt always made Black Eyed Peas and Ham Hocks every New Years Day. We also lived in Florida, and it's where she learned the tradition. We were all originally from NY, so this is deffinately a southern tradition. Oh yes, and the cornbread too. Such a tasty tradition, right?!? Loved it!

[@anniehegr4469]

I grew up in a large very poor family. We didn’t have “holiday traditions” the way most people did. We were just very excited if there was food…we ate the cabbage core & anything else we could get our hands on!

[@barbarabrown1080]

Hi anniehegr4469, just wanted to let you know I also grew up in a very poor family and don't even remember having much food let alone holiday traditions. But I was very happy because my Mom was such a wonderful woman. May God bless you Big!!!

[@JudyRitchie]

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[@willasmith6168]

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[@lorrainehaller2512]

We didn’t have traditions in my family because we were living through the “Big Depression” of 1929. We ate whatever MOM COOKED. I can also tell you that we never went Hungary. Mommy improvised on the foods her Mother cooked. Grandma had 9 children, chickens and grew a big garden.

[@silverfoxygranma7312]

I'm Mary and am 82 yrs old. I forgot this recipe. Thank you so much!!!😊

[@comesitatmytable9044]

You are so welcome! We do appreciate that you are watching our channel. We love that you've joined us at the table.

[@freedomforever1962]

My Mama too! She also used a little chopped bacon in the black-eyed peas. 🤤

[@PatriciaJackson-z8y]

I grew up eating cabbage core.😅

[@dnixon205]

I'm an older cook and I learned from this. I thought you had to boil cabbage in water and then fry it. Also, I never tried adding onion and bacon to it so I will try this. I cook black eye peas, turnip greens and buttered boiled potatoes and corn bread for New Year's day. The ideal is to have greens for wealth and the peas for luck.

[@Rudymk-ph2xb]

I am 69 and have cooked all my life and have learned so much from Tom. My cousin, who is like my sister, has never cooked much. Now that she us older, she wants to cook some, but it's good gracious. The poor thing needs help. I am sending her the link to the channel. If she can't learn to cook from Tom, bless her heart she just can't learn. She raised 2 boys, but I think her mother cooked for them every day.

[@JoAnnEidson]

Dad would save the cabbage core for me to eat after school. I'd ask what he was cooking and he would say "Just cookin' up a batch for supper". His "batches" were delicious and always a surprise. I'm 77 now and I don't eat many cabbage cores because my husband loves them so much that I save them for him. I love your tutorials, your personalities and your sharing hearts. Thanks, JoAnn

[@comesitatmytable9044]

Thank you, JoAnn, for your sweet comment. We love having you at the table with us.

[@carlenespeara1930]

Look good

[@lisak423]

I've always put a silver dollar in mine. I'm 63, pretty sure I learned that from my great-grandmother My nephew wanted the cabbage core from the time he was about 2 years old. He'd walk around with that core all day. Thanks for bringing back some good memories.

[@tjl4522]

A silver dollar!?!?! We only put in a penny! 😢

[@carlenespeara1930]

I liked Red bell pepper in my cabbage too

[@DorisI.StanleyBurns]

I love fried cabbage with onions and green peppers and definitely browned!!!

[@DorisI.StanleyBurns]

Happy New Year 2025

[@carinhuber2570]

Your grandma was doing prosperity magic with that silver dollar. The cabbage itself (especially with pork) is a traditional New Years Day meal because greens in general are associated with wealth.

[@ClaireJohnson-te4jd]

I'm glad you brought this up. I wondered 🤔 why he said something off about nit really liking this dish. Not a good selling point at all. Cabbage is very nutrious. Thank you for sharing.

[@avianmayhem]

Mr. Tom my 89 year old mother made this tonight for us, along with some corn bread. She wanted you to know that this was the BEST cabbage she has ever eaten in her entire life, and I totally agree! This is about to become a regular meal in our house, thank you so much for sharing this!

[@SHEILAMAGISTRO]

I am 75 from Ohio and our NY tradition is pork / saurkraut/ mashed potatoes and brown and serve rolls...and some type of apple dish for dessert.... .We eat the core as well, only I cook mine first....Yummy and Thanks for sharing your recipes,........

[@DarleneCahoon-d1m]

I’m from Ohio and have the same dishes

[@ellendolin1133]

I love how clean your kitchen is therefore I would to sit and eat any meal with you

[@ja_Iam]

I love fried cabbage and will often slice up either bacon or smoked sausage and let it fry beforehand and then add it to the cabbage when it’s nearly cooked. My mom always let the cabbage start to brown a little to give more flavor. Absolutely delicious. ❤Happy 2024 everyone 🎉

[@brendaschenck859]

Every time I do fried cabbage, I always let it get brown some…it’s my favorite part..my hubby isn’t southern and will not eat cooked cabbage, sighhhh

[@barbaragraham3136]

Yes, I like smoked sausage in ours too.

[@barbarawright3684]

We love the core.

[@LeesaDeAndrea]

​@@brendaschenck859His loss. Cooked cabbage is good! Good in soup too.

[@judithgarris4457]

I love the core. Was my sons favorite thing to eat as I prepared the cabbage. Can't wait to get to store to buy a cabbage. Thank you so much for reminding me of how good this is. Now, I'm going to check to see if you have that black eyed pea recipe.

[@JosephFlynn-pe4cj]

I grew up in a cabbage core

[@CandaceAustin-bv2wo]

I grew up in Pennsylvania and learned Roast Pork, Cabbage and Mashed potatoes was good luck for new year.

[@hazelbrungard1623]

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[@CandaceAustin-bv2wo]

@@hazelbrungard1623 yes

[@DarleneCahoon-d1m]

Ohio girl - we are the core!

[@timothykirchner6082]

My parents were from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. And we always had pork and sauerkraut.

[@maryanngrayson4862]

I'm not a Southerner, I grew up in Montana, but of course I ate raw cabbage cores. They are really good, with or without salt. After we moved to Norway and I married a Norwegian, it became a tradition to have Rakfisk, fermented trout, on New Year's Eve. It sounds terrible, but it, too, is surprisingly good. Whatever you're eating, enjoy, and have a Happy and Blessed New Year! 😁

[@lucretiaflowers5497]

I think you have been in my kitchen watching me cook cabbage the same way😊

[@barbarasheridan7927]

Thank you both for your videos. I grew up in Pennsylvania and our good luck, etc. food was sauerkraut cooked with kind of flavored meat. I married a southerner (in USA.) and he felt essential new year food was some Kim of field peas, ideally served with collards or kale or cabbage or other greens. We also ate uncooked cabbage cores (no salt). Keep cooking for all of us who watch and enjoy watching your videos.

[@RataPerry]

I like lutefisk, of all things and I don't have a drop of Norwegian in me.

[@CINDYGARRETT-d8v]

I grew up eating cabbage cores, too, and still LOVE them 😅😊😋

[@randallmoore1681]

Cabbage is so good for you. I even cook the core. Raw cores are good, too, like you talked about. Amazing what people eat and those who won't try new things just miss out! When I first married and times were lean, I remember my husband and I eating scrubbed deep fried potato peelings. Quite good, and one of the things he grew up on was sliced and fried potatoes put into a sandwich with mustard. Keep up the good work! Nancy Moore, Arkansas

[@paulandbenny]

Yes ma'am! I still love potato peels.

[@marthacalkins8054]

I always cook the cabbage cores: they are just as tasty as the rest of the cabbage; a slightly denser texture, but still pleasant. They take a bit longer to get tender, but, as I like my cabbage very tender, I just cook it all together until it’s all as tender as I like it.

[@LoriCurtiss-xz6xm]

@@marthacalkins8054 I cook the core as well…and make sure I get it when it’s done. I love it. I only cut a very thin slice off the very bottom of the stem.

[@kimclement7606]

I love fried potato sandwiches with mustard. Happy New Year 🎉

[@susanringler6069]

Growing up mom would take left over boiled potatoes, slice them and fried them. When they were browned she added some eggs that were beaten and cooked it in with the potatoes. So good in a sandwich. 😋

[@jamesmatthews4860]

Yes, I grew up eating raw cabbage, and yes, even the core. Also grew up, eating a lot of raw veggies, including raw potatoes, straight out of the potato bin. I just thought that was the way of life! thank you for the great recipe. Looking forward to trying it.

[@warroom17]

Yes, I'm Hawaiian Japanese born and raised on Guam. My dad was a cook in the US Navy, and his specialty was southern food and Chinese food. We always ate the cabbage core, and I still eat it to this day. My dad always taught me (I'm the finicky eater, youngest of 9) to just try things and not to ask too many questions. I learned to love small intestines off the grill and all sorts of things, but I'm also proud to say that I've raised my son with an even bigger sense of adventure where food is concerned. The cabbage core is so tasty and nutritious, it'd be a shame for it to go to waste. My dad also kept it in tact with the wedges whenever he'd make a beef shank or oxtail soup.

[@conniea4594]

I cook for one person and I cook the whole head. I love it and just can’t get enough of it.

[@texaspatriot4215]

My family is from Texas (going back to the 1840s on my moms side) and we always had bacon fried cabbage with black eyed peas and corn bread for new years, so the traditions are pretty much the same. Really enjoy your recipes.

[@dorothyhobson6054]

As a little girl 80 years ago I always waited for my mom to give me a core to eat while she was cooking the cabbage yes with a little salt I loved it brings back sweet memories

[@karynagostino2853]

While growing up, a tradition I’ve carried on & tried passing on to my adult children was for NY Day we always had greens…. (Your choice) black eyed & hog jowl. Greens (paper $) peas (coins) and hog jowl because….. Yes i had to look it up…. In the south and other poor areas, pigs were considered symbolic of both health and wealth, because families could eat for the entire winter on the fatty meat one pig produced. Having pork could mean the difference between life and death in a really cold winter. HAPPY 2024 & blessings everyone. 🥳

[@comesitatmytable9044]

Thanks for the lesson. It's always interesting to learn how traditions became established. Hope you're having a great day.

[@nancylyman5192]

I appreciated this lesson, too. This is the best explanation I’ve heard and it has the ring of truth,

[@SandiSquiller-zs1zu]

My grandpa was from Ukraine and every Christmas Eve we always had homemade pirogi we don’t do anything special for New Year’s. Our family is in need of prayer thank you God bless you both 🙏

[@cb145]

Prayers sent

[@michellesmith5498]

Sending prayers ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cathybrown4102]

Praying for you and your family

[@cynthiamickle1521]

Sending prayers.

[@elizabethosborn6924]

🙏🙏🙏

[@trishsmith552]

My husband grew up eating cabbage cores with salt & pepper, so you're not the only one 😊

[@2449Minfan]

I still eat the core. I cook my cabbage the same way. I like in Iowa 73 years young.

[@annettenelson6151]

Love it so good

[@rwilson208]

We also ate the cabbage core with salt and there were 4 of us children. I love this way of cooking cabbage.

[@gloriashoemaker1952]

My Grandpa always ate the core Grandma always had to save them for him I miss both of them so much. ❤❤❤

[@rosheenmcgowan881]

I am originally from New England and we always had Oyster Chowder (or stew) for New year. But I have been in Virginia for over 60 yes. Here I cook Black eyed Peas with Collard greens and serve it with Corn bread. Tradition goes, the peas stand for coins, the greens represent cash, and the corn bread, gold. Thus assuring wealth coming to you in the new year. Thank you again for your wonderful videos and recipes. I have made many of your recipes and have enjoyed them, as well as the videos.

[@carolynsmith8817]

I’m in North Carolina and we always cook collards and black eye peas and some pork. I always cook a rice dish and pork chop in the oven. Cornbread of course. I’m going to try the cabbage and bacon. Looks delicious.

[@chunkkymunkky]

Oh my gosh, yes! My grandmother and mother both always saved the cabbage core and gave them to us kids, and we loved them!

[@jamessullivan244]

Hey Tom, my name is Jim 71 years old from Pennsylvania. I grew up in New York race on a farm and I can’t tell you how many cores I’ve eaten with salt that’s why I laughed when you said it and yes, you can tell your beautiful wife you’re not alone and you’re not crazy because there’s so many of us. If you are you folks have a great day. I look at all your videos and I enjoy them and I think you guys I watch you more than anyone

[@garyhargett3037]

We ate navy beans, cooked cabbage, fried potatoes and onions for New Years Day... chocolate pie for desert. I'm 77 and every new year's of my life this is what we ate. And we always took down the Christmas tree on new year's day.

[@comesitatmytable9044]

Nice traditions. Thanks for sharing with us. We appreciate that you are watching our channel.

[@susanringler6069]

Hi, how are the beans prepared and were they and the cabbage and fried potatoes cooked separately?

[@inezharrison5001]

Yumm my kind of meal

[@lindathomas7376]

I’m 81and ate the cabbage core when I was little . My grandma was from Michigan so it wasn’t just the south. Still love it!!!

[@ziggy2033]

Most of us ganders are only 1 or 2 generations transplanted southerners anyway

[@sherylconklin8873]

I'm fron GA & we ate collards & back eyed peas on New YEARS Day. Every year. And I have carried on the tradition.

[@bethgraham8342]

I grew up with farm fresh veges and nothing was left behind. I loved the cabbage core as well as the core of head lettuce. They were a real treat for us!!!

[@sammyhakimvlogs5608]

This Southern Bacon- Fried Cabbage recipe looks so delicious 😋Mr. Tom.

[@mrlondellsgroovymovies]

I grew up eating cabbage core. As a kid, we'd line up when mom was cooking cabbage to get them.

[@comesitatmytable9044]

Sounds like a great memory!

[@peggyschoenhals1233]

I grew up in central Illinois. I have memories of my mom making boiled cabbage, and as a child I ALWAYS looked forward to eating the core. She would trim the cabbage around the core so it was smooth and I fully agree with you, it was such a treat! When I became an adult, I lived in northern Indiana and that's where I learned about fried cabbage from my neighbor on New Year's Eve as it was a tradition they wanted to share. I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Keep em' comin'!

[@NelNagy]

My American Grandmother taught my mother because momma was German and they never she didn't understand English when she moved to America so all she Spoke was German and Grandmother Glasgow taught her alot of the traditions. And mom taught us when we were Born. She was a fast learner to not know any English language when she married Daddy and moved to America but she and Dad did an Awesome and Amazing job on our Family. I sure do miss them. But I am so glad and Proud of what they Taught 🇺🇸 dad was Army and we Were Proud Americans

[@KayDyer-t6c]

I bake my cabbage in foil in the oven for 1hour and half with t0 stripes of bacon and to pats of butter and then I open the foil and put it under the boil for about five minutes until it is crispy 😊❤ it is really good.

[@Natalie-ym8pj]

Pork roast or pork steak Blackeye peas Cabbage Potatoes or turnips Cornbread Every year of my life for 54 years. A tradition that just keeps going. Wonderful memories for sure.

[@pamelamurphy7782]

I was born in Cleveland Ohio and I add cabbage rolls we would put them together on New Year's Eve and cook them on New Year's Day

[@kenkatkavich7039]

I'm Polish and love cabbage but never eaten the core..maybe I'll try..can't say it's bad till you try.

[@MichaelFrazier-x6v]

I, like you, also ate the cabbage cores as a kid! I'll be trying your cabbage dish, but because I love them, I'll be adding potatoes to the pot, along with the bacon and onions! Thanks for sharing

[@heidifisher7693]

NAW, try it with Egg Noodles!! DELISH!!😋❤

[@mcovatto]

Thank you for sharing! My Polish grandmother made a similar cabbage dish. She called it Stewed Cabbage. She would sauté shredded cabbage in bacon grease and then add apple cider vinegar (to taste) and water to the pot. No additional salt or other seasonings are added in her recipe. Then, simmer on the stove for as long as it took to cook the cabbage down. The crumbled bacon would be added back in at the end. This was always a favorite side along with her breaded pork chops. When I started making it, I put the onions in as well. I agree that it is good right out of the pot and fantastic leftover. Since I am the only one in my house that really likes it, I figured out how to make a small batch in the Instant Pot using prepackaged coleslaw mix. The shredded carrots in the mix add a little bit of color and a touch of sweetness. To this day, I still eat the cabbage core if it isn't chopped up or shredded with the rest :). Happy New Year!!

[@comesitatmytable9044]

Thank you for sharing your story. It's so nice to read about traditions people remember. We are so happy that you've been watching our videos and we are happy to have you at the table with us.

[@sharonlittle7005]

Cabbage core was a real treat. still is after 80 years.

[@hollyloiselle1107]

Yes! I grew up eating the cabbage core! So good!!! My father is 92 and he grew up with it as well!!!

[@sheryldougherty282]

After my mom passed my dad he was with this amazing lady. She would have black eyed peas -12 and 12 green grapes. One for each month. Say a prayer after each month.

[@cherylgragg7229]

Dear Tom and Melissa thank you for always bringing us back to our roots. Yes there’s nothing like the southern way. I could not wait for my mother to hand me that cabbage core. There’s nothing like it. You’re right little salt and pepper. You can eat just about anything, especially knowing it’s from the garden Watching you. I just made fried cabbage and it’s always good. A lot of people in this world don’t know what they’re missing. Bless you when the new year comes.✝️🙏⛪️💕💗

[@jassicagarver1357]

We always do cabbage, black eyed peas, pork and corn bread for new year! Health wealth and the pork for not moving backwards! Also I was told to never do laundry on new years 🫶🏼 Happy 2024 from the Northern folk 😊

[@cathybrown4102]

Please explain the reason for not doing laundry. I never heard of that

[@keithpearson6212]

My husband begs for the cabbage core , you aren't alone ! I love your channel, you are so organized and detailed , thus, helping us all understand the procedure so well . Your Recipes are outstanding everyday cooking that we all love . Thank you to both of you . Happy New Year ! .

[@Laura-fj2ks]

Oh gosh the cabbage core is the best !! I see so many people throw the core away .. my favorite part lol 😝

[@kathykautz3425]

My family always makes menudo for New Year's. We live in New Mexico 👍❤️

[@deborahlittle570]

When I was growing up (Nashville, TN) and my mother cooked cabbage, my Daddy would take the cores and eat them. Brings back beautiful memories! ❤

[@deborahthornhill6971]

As a child I hated the smell of cooked cabbage and therefore haven’t eaten it EVER 😂. My husband ate it before we got married, but not since. I have decided that this year I will give this recipe a whirl as it honestly sounds pretty good. I am beginning to think that maybe my mom (a northerner) just boiled it to death. I’ll let you know what I think.❤❤

[@debramehan8644]

I hope your going to love it. Fried cabbage is so much different and better than boiled cabbage. Good luck😊

[@deborahthornhill6971]

@@debramehan8644 Got the fixings - hubby is excited & hopefully 🤞

[@debramehan8644]

@@deborahthornhill6971 Thats great. Let me know how you liked it.😊

[@deborahthornhill6971]

@@debramehan8644 I think I got it right and Steve (the hubby) has eaten the leftovers, which doesn’t often happen. I ate it while it was hot, along with black eyed peas and cornbread. The cornbread was made in an iron skillet with bacon grease added to the skillet before pouring in the batter. 1st time that I ate cooked cabbage - it was good but honestly, I prefer my cabbage in coleslaw. Must be the northerner in me. Will make it an annual January 1st tradition.

[@debramehan8644]

@@deborahthornhill6971 Im glad it turned out good and you got to try it. Im sure the hubby was happy. I love my cabbage in coleslaw too. I come from farm country in Illinois and lived with my very german great grandmother. So we had cabbage alot. A million different ways. So i just love it. Im happy to hear it will be a January first tradition for you. Thanks for letting me know how it went. Happy New Year to you and your family.😊

[@nancyhelpinstill1834]

I eat Keto, so this is one of my fav things to whip up for lunch. I eat 1/2 head and never feel stuffed or bloated. I cook it in a deep sauté pan for 10-15 minutes, adding a tiny bit of water to make it steam. If I have any on hand, I add a small amt Velveeta at the end. It melts and coats the cabbage, combines with the liquid to make a great “sauce.” Yum!! One of my favs - could eat it every day! 😋😋😋

[@lovesJesus448]

❤The perfect Keto dish and eat all you want!!! My mom grew up in the depression so they would eat the cabbage core and the green cabbage symbolized dollar bills and blacked-eyed peas as silver coins so that you would have plenty of both in the new year. I watched a Jewish Keto channel and taking off the first 4 leaves of cabbage is Kosher (clean enough). Happy New Year...we're getting back on Keto...perfect meal on keto❤praise the Lord Jesus ❤

[@jeaniegregory846]

Wanted to let you know that I prepared this dish today according to your recipe and it was a hit! So delicious and si,ple and the best part is that my hubby absolutely loved it! Thanks so much for this great recipe , we love watching your show! Greetings from Michigan Mike & Jeanie Bates

[@floraespudo7755]

❤I LOVE♥️ THE CORE I SAVE IT AND I COOK IT WITH MY VEGETABLES PUT IT IN MY SOUP I MAKE A VEGETABLE BROTH I REALLY LOVE♥️ THE CORE

[@cheryldidyoung5033]

Hi Tom and Melissa! Happy New Year! I live in Pa and come from Pa Dutch heritage, we make pork and sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes for our New Year tradition. The old wives tales being that pigs push forward with their snouts as we push towards a happy and healthy new year. And also the polish community in Pa makes a dish with cabbage, and onions sautéed in butter then fried in more butter along with cooked butter noodle as, sautéed all together until nice and brown, add salt and pepper it’s called Halushki and it’s wonderful! You should try it! Thank you for the wonderful videos I look forward to them each day! I wish you both a Happy Healthy New Year!

[@patknarzer8878]

I grew up on pork and sauerkraut for new years. It was to bring us financial success in the coming year. It is interesting. Pork and sauerkraut is really bacon and cabbage. Just a different form

[@Jean-sv6kk]

I, too, am from N.E. PA. Also, of PA Dutch heritage. We eat the same. Also, love the Halushkie (dad was Lithuanian) Have a BLESSED NEW YEAR 🙏💜🫶

[@luannemccleary5012]

I too am from Pa, your comments make me smile about memories. Thank you & Happy New Years!

[@Murle-ub5lz]

My family is from Poland & Ireland .Yes! The cabbage w/ noodles plus like a pond of butter it seemed fried in the iron skillet!! The Irish potatoes everything to stretch foods plus wás good for you! Funny how today so many no longer prepare old school items. Or have food traditions w/ young especially..many just as happy w/ pizza delivery & sodas

[@chriscowan7883]

We always had pork and sauerkraut for New Year's Day dinner. My grandfather said it brings good luck in the coming year. I still do that! I also love raw cabbage, but I never actually ate the core. Your cabbage with bacon looks really good!

[@denisel2652]

I ate many cabbage cores throughout my life . To me it has a spicy bite with salt it’s irresistible

[@deborahparker3907]

Jan 9, 2024. Just saw this video today. I love me some fried cabbage with lots of onions and bacon fried in bacon grease. You've inspired me. Now I've got to have some this week. Yum! Another thing we would occasionally add if we wanted to make it a complete meal was par cooked carrots (baby carrots that had been steamed to just past half way done) and some Polska kielbasa or smoked sausage. But just the cabbage like you're fixing it goes well with do many other things. Pork chops, pork roast,, beef roast, ham, round steak. Just lots of things. Sometimes if using as a side with pork I'll add sliced or diced apples too. My FAVORITE STORY about raw cabbage and cabbage cores begins with my long gone peek-a-poo, Buffy. (Named because she was mostly black/dark gray with a white spot on her chest. When she was a puppy she would be standing, arched her back, put her head down and shake (wiggle) from side to side. She looked just like a little buffalo!). Anyway, back to the cabbage. I think I was making stuffed cabbage the first time it happened. As I was trimming the leaves I dropped some on the floor. With dropped food I could count on her being a little vacuum cleaner, usually, but I didn't expect her to like cabbage. But she did. And waited for more. I still doubted she would eat it but I chopped her some from around the corner plus a little more. Boy did she surprise me. She ate every bit and wanted more. But I stopped her at the one small bowl - I didn't want her to get sick or gassy. But from that time on whenever cabbage was used Buffy had to have her bowlful. Have you ever heard of a dog liking cabbage that way? I still haven't. These are good memories. Thanks for sparking them with your cabbage core story. ❤

[@joybernard7813]

My mother-in-law had a Specialty Dish, fried Cabbage in bacon grease until it was black+almost burnt. She served it on rice..

[@cathybrown4102]

I’m not surprised. My two dogs love green peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, carrots and celery. When I’m making a salad I guarantee you they are right next to me waiting for some vegetables

[@mitzistanley5847]

We ate the core with salt also. Our tradition is pork and saurkraut for the same reasons. Health and wealth to you both. Love your videos. Thank you for taking the time. I'm from Ohio.

[@sharlaburgin5123]

Thanks for this meal. I grew up with it, but didn't have the recipe. We ate the core but we sprinkled sugar on it....now I'm an 80 yr old diabetic.

[@rondurand8403]

I made this for New Years and it was delicious. Loved it so much we ate it 3 days in a row. Love your show. You are a great cook and Melissa is so sweet and great with the camera. Thank you both ❣️Cheryl Durand

[@renee8025]

I loved this episode, I grew up eating this famous new years day meal too. I noticed Tom's cutting board sliding around, if you wet a paper towel or two and put them under the board it doesn't slide. Happy New Year to both you guys!! ❤🎉

[@carollange7457]

Paper towel slightly wet works!

[@lisasuewarren6204]

The wet paper towel trick sounds like a great idea. I will try that

[@NANOOK377]

@@lisasuewarren6204thank you for the tip, I will use it!

[@Melody-285]

Plastic cutting boards are really terrible for your knives

[@JacknJill_1956]

I always eat the core of the cabbage with salt😊

[@comesitatmytable9044]

I've been amazed at how many people have said the same thing. New one for me but Tom says I've just missed out all these years.

[@joanwhite2908]

Hey Tom and Melissa. We love cabbage and I cook mine very similar to how you except I use an iron skillet. We grew up eating the core, raw with a little salt!! Sometimes I still do!! Our New Years meal was and still is blackeyed peas and collard greens or turnip greens with cornbread and usually a pork roast! I just found your channel and I love watching you both.

[@marcellespeake4272]

Yep, that is what my Mom always cooked too. Considered good luck. Happy New Years all.

[@NanciRiddle]

Your recipe reminds me of my Polish friend's sweet and sour cabbage, except you use much less bacon and brown sugar. Yum! Happy New Year!

[@SandyC-ep3tv]

You can also use that cabbage core when making homemade vegetable soup. My Mama would throw it away when the soup was done but I suppose you could eat it. 😊 Side note: My friend's mom always put a new penny in the cabbage to ensure wealth would find you. She was from Georgia, so maybe that is a southern tradition.

[@cynthialewis4313]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@ellenlartz2499]

Hello Tom and Melissa ! Ellen here from Western NY. My family and I didn't have any New Years traditions until the mid 70s when my Dad got a snowmobile. If it snowed in our area, we went snowmobiling around our neighborhood. Within 3 years, each of us had our own machines. That's how much fun we had ! My favorite New Year's everr was in the end of the 70s. We invited my Aunt Trudy and Uncle Walt to come up for New Years Day ( they lived about 30 miles away). My Aunt Trudy and Uncle Walt had such a great time riding with us ! After snowmobiling was done, we would cook some Roast Beef and all the fixings for dinner. Then the grown folks would play cards. That ended up being a short lived tradition, as my dear Uncle Walt died in the Winter of 1980. My dear Aunt Trudy joined him in 2006-07. I miss both of them very much ❤️💯 !!

[@patward5099]

My Mother's Father always cooked cabbage on New Years day too. The tradition was that a silver dime was placed in the bowl of cabbage. The person that would find the time in their cabbage would have money all year and the rest of the family would have good luck. The dime would be boiled for at least 10 mins to make sure it was clean.

[@comesitatmytable9044]

I LOVE that story! What a neat tradition. Thanks so much for sharing that with us. Happy New Year to you! May you have health AND wealth in the new year!

[@TheresaCortez-q6y]

We cooked cabbage every New Year and Black eye Peas my husband and kids would argue who gets the core but I have to cook at least 4 heads of cabbage every year ya'll have a Happy New Year from Louisiana Louisiana

[@SharonCarter-k4e]

I always slice the core in small pieces and cook with the cabbage. It adds so much flavor. I love to watch your videos! God bless 😊

[@bq1428]

My dad had black-eyed peas every meal! On New Years day had fried okra and hot water corn bread‼️. Still love all but the peas but love cabbage now but fried hot water cornbread is not common any more😢

[@lynndillion652]

My Mom always cooked the silver dollar in with the cabbage like your Grandma did. Also we put money outside the front and back doors on New Year’s Eve and brought it back in on New Year’s Day. All of it was supposed to bring wealth. Also the black eyed peas for health. With the cooked cabbage it had to be some kind of pork also…ham, pork roast, etc. I guess all of that was for health and wealth. I love old traditions. Happy New Year to you and your family! I love your channel!

[@timbennett7211]

Very interesting the slight differences in these New Years meals over not such a large distance. I grew up in east central Alabama and we always had turnip or collard greens for New Year's Day and black eyed peas the same as you did but not cabbage. The elders always told me that the greens would bring you wealth in dollar bills and the black eyed peas would bring a lot of coins to you. Great video, I'll try your recipe because I love fried cabbage. Thanks!

[@sherrybrown3960]

I grew up and still live in midlands of South Carolina. I've never heard of cabbage for New Year's. Here it's always been collards and black eye peas with corn bread. And yes collards for dollars and black eye peas for coins. But I do love fried cabbage and have to try this. Just found and love your videos. Bless you all this new year.

[@beckyszilagyi1697]

Yes we ate cores. I've never could cabbage without some water - so I'll learn and Cook this for my step mom after her resurrection. SHE RAISED US ...country!

[@marysharvey]

I love to eat the core of the cabbage, and I was born and raised in California.

[@chrismergener6762]

I make this every summer when I can get all the vegetables fresh at the Farmer's Market! I also add green pepper. This is sounding so good, I just might make it this week. I love your Channel! You are so informative and nice. 😊

[@comesitatmytable9044]

Thank you so much for the nice, sweet comment. Tom and I really appreciate that you are watching.

[@shereew214]

@@comesitatmytable9044 Great video! I'm also from Kentucky and we always had cabbage on New Years Day with black eyed peas, hog jowl, and cornbread. We always put sliced banana peppers in our cabbage. So good! If you like banana peppers you should try it sometime. You are a fantastic cook and instructor. You have the sweetest wife ever.

[@HarrisPilton789]

I like to add orange bell peppers to mine.

[@Rita-xm6zf]

Love your videos. I'm 87 years old and grew up on a 100 acre farm in Pennsylvania. We grew a LOT of cabbage and ate it often. I loved all the different dishes my mother made from it and cabbage is still on my menu most every week. My husband loves it as well. Just to address eating the cabbage core raw...I ate it growing up, my 4 siblings never wanted it and I still eat it today. Just a little bit of heaven and nostalgia. Let Melissa know there are lots of us out there, really. Thank you for your recipes. I enjoy all your shows.

[@H4me7215]

Bacon reminds me of Southern Country gravy with bisquits..hubby is from Oklahoma n loves it..but he is diabetic now so little biscuits nowadays.. Keep your recipes coming, yaw"l..🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@mildredschuster4932]

Yes I eat the core- I'm 71 - love fried cabbage but never had it for NewYear-next year I will. My son who is 40 loves the core also and I always have to save him a wedge of cabbage to snack on! 29:44

[@darlene2421]

That cabbage looks really good. I’ve made haluski which is cabbage with noodles. I made it your way also. It’s so good both ways. Happy New years and i enjoy your channel very much

[@cathysteenson9591]

We loved the cabbage cores! This recipe looks kind of how my mom made it. We didn't have any traditions, but we ate plenty of cabbage, turnips, rutabagas and other garden goodies. Even when they didn't own land my folks found a way to have a large garden.

[@connieparker8896]

Cabbage and black eyed peas, with cornbread, yes bacon and onions in the cabbage, outs was just like yours except the season salt ours was regular salt and pepper, with on the side a vinegar pepper sauce in a tiny little bottle on the table,

[@connieparker8896]

You can also add potatoes

[@gaylelipovetsky1207]

I grew up in a Russian family, where we made beet borsch soup, and I always enjoyed eating the cores ❤ and I love sautéed cabbage with bacon and onions 🎉happy new year to you and your family! God's abundant blessings to you all 🙏🙏🙏

[@leewomack3498]

My Mama was German and she always made borscht soup. She didn't use beets per se but it was so good!

[@r.c.4016]

This is an absolute favorite. I’ve never asked my Mother how she cooks cabbage. This will help me learn how to prepare a dish I have never tried on my own. Also , made the Mounds cake the same night I watched the video. OMG, would never know it started as a box cake.

[@janetw2845]

I also grew up in PA. We always ate the cabbage core with salt. So good!

[@RosebudBB]

LOL - We never wasted anything edible and I still eat the core! Chop it up small enough most don't even notice it in the cooked dishes either! I love watching both of you 💖Just before you said mushy that was exactly what I was thinking. Melissa adding the delicate word of wilted made me laugh! You two are so much fun to watch and so clear about the process of each dish ! Thank you for such a delightful cooking program!

[@junehunt8425]

The tradition here in Ohio is pork and sauerkraut. Cooking it right now. I am originally from Connecticut and when we had cabbage, Mom would also give us the raw cabbage core. Just shake a little salt on it, and yum! Love your channel, Happy New Year 🎉

[@comesitatmytable9044]

Sauerkraut and pork sounds wonderful. Maybe I need a new tradition! Happy New Year!

[@lilblackduc7312]

@@comesitatmytable9044 ..Just a quick note: I want to thank you again for your precise recipe formatting. They easily copy/paste to notepad...🇺🇸 👍☕

[@vickihalbeisen9513]

Yes Ohio here too, pork and sauerkraut for new year's

[@janetburke3127]

My folks constantly made sauerkraut and pork, with dumplings they called niflis! Always had to be Silverfloss sauerkraut, they said it was the “sweetest”:)

[@DebbeDenham]

My mom always cooked the core cut it up and cooked it in chunks in the cabbage and I’m the one that really loved it. It’s good cook and with cornbread.Yum❤

[@marykinsey5338]

I am a newcomer to your view and truly love it. I got in on the 12 days of Christmas! Now I tune in on a regular basis and was introduced to the cabbage ( with the exception that they ad noodles) coming from their WV diet. I had a friend indicate that first time around, I did not make the core available! I truly love your program . Ihave that feelingthat Melissa doesn't object to me being in your kitchen and looking over your shoulder as you are cooking. truly enjoy the atmosphere of your home. (D0n't get your hopes up! I'll be back!) Bless you and your family for sharing ! Prayers for a blessed New Year!

[@Salmomlox]

Hello Tom and Melissa! My parents use to make huge amounts of cabbage in the gigantic crock pots to make sauerkraut. I loved that time of year because, I too, loved the cores and got belly aches from overdoing it. But I still did it anyway. 😂😋 We cooked our sauerkraut with bacon and onions and this was one of our favorite side dishes. I enjoy hearing your stories and history behind your recipes, especially the silver dollar inside the pot of cooked cabbage 🤑 Thank you for the memories and wishing you and Melissa a very Happy, Healthy, Wealthy New Year. 🍾🍾🥳🥳

[@erzsebetnilsson580]

I have been eaten cabbage core since I was a very small kid and still. Now I am over 70 and still love it. My mother always gave me cabbage core, or carrots, or coalrabby, row when she were cooking. The core has the most mineral and vitamins in the whole cabbage as the core is supply all the nutrition to the cabbage it self. kind regards to your wife

[@erzsebetnilsson580]

by the way I was born and grow up in Europe and live in Europe. 75 years old with no medication. Cabbage is VERY HEALTHY if you can tolerated and digest it.

[@comesitatmytable9044]

We are so happy to have you watching our channel! It sounds like you’ve had a very healthy life with lots of good food included in your diet. It sure makes a difference in our health. We love that you are watching and we appreciate that you are part of our channel.

[@45Sharry]

Your recipe looks awesome!! Thank you. Yes we ate the core (still do!) My dad ate quartered cabbage to give up smoking and it worked!!

[@jacquelinewells7575]

Really??

[@elizabethcarmack584]

I love this recipe... I always wanted the cabbage core when my mom cooked or however she fixed it. But I remember my grandma cutting up cabbage and I was missing a few teeth as a kid and I had a hard time eating it because it was a lot harder than the other part of the cabbage.😂 but I loved it.

[@shirleyconti2836]

Yes, I ate the cabbage core me and my brother used to getting a little fights over he was going to get it

[@lindagordon2977]

Tom, I will agree with you. The cabbage core is delicious! We always had collards and black eyed peas. Mom used to say any greens would bring wealth such as mustard greens, spinach, but we always has collards for New Years for our greens

[@comesitatmytable9044]

Thanks for sharing about your tradition with us. We really do appreciate that you are watching our channel. We hope you have a great day.

[@WThurman-sd7oi]

We have made sauerkraut all my life. So yes I've eaten the core. They're good pickled in with the sauerkraut too. We pretty much ate the same thing on New years. Blackeyed peas, cabbage ,turnip greens and cornbread. Thank y'all for all the great recipes. 🙏❤️❤️👍☕

[@CarolBujanauskas]

As a Polish girl living in CT. We never through anything away. It was a delight to have the core from the cut cabbage.

[@myradixon377]

Love Cabbage & Bacon! 😋😋🥓

[@comesitatmytable9044]

It's a nice combination. And such a traditional food for this time of year. Thanks so much for watching our channel. Have a happy new year!