Receta Czerwona Kapusta (Polish Red Cabbage)

Not long after we arrived in Poland, Ed’s supervisor visited from Florida. I was seated next to him at dinner one night, and the meal we’d both ordered included a side of Czerwona Kapusta (Polish Red Cabbage). After tasting his, John leaned over and said, “mine is better.” To which I replied, Well then, I’d like to have your recipe. You might not picture red cabbage as a well-known dish in Florida and you’d be correct, but John’s wife grew up not far from where we were dining. They have a home there and spend a lot of time in Central Europe, so he had some Like so many home cooks, John wasn’t someone who used a recipe, but it did his best to put it in writing, and I’ve loved the results. The blackberry preserves refresh the…