I will go back to the idea
- Cut up a pound of smoked sausage or keilbasa, heat it in a large pot over medium-high heat
- Add a large chopped onion or two smaller ones
- Add some more chopped vegetables: carrot, celery, bell peppers, etc.
- Add one or two chopped apples
- Add enough liquid to cover the bottom of the pot about a half-inch. This can be cider, turned cider, or water. Once it's hot, turn the stove down to medium.
- In a big cup, mix something sweet (sugar, brown sugar, sorghum molasses) with something sour (vinegar, turned cider) and add dry mustard (a lot), garlic powder (a little less), and black pepper (however you like it). Stir it but don't worry about mixing thoroughly.
- Add to the pot one head of cabbage, coarsely chopped. It will look like a lot of cabbage at first, don't be scared if it fills the pot. Don't stir it.
- Add a whole bunch of caraway seed. A tablespoon, at least. Then pour the mixture in the big cup over everything. Cover the pot and let it cook for 10-15 minutes.
- Take the lid off and stir everything around. Turn the heat down a little lower and let it simmer until the liquid is reduced a bit.
Somehow this food is self-healing; proportions do not seem to matter. I love this stuff. It's good reheated the next day, too.