Ladies' Cabbage

Ingredients

• 1 firm cabbage
• 2 quarts boiling water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon soda
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup milk
• Salt and pepper
• Parsley

Instructions

1. 1Remove the outer leaves and the core from the cabbage, and cook for twenty minutes in the boiling, salted water, to which soda has been added. Drain well and place in a saucepan with the flour and the butter. Stir constantly, and when the fat begins to cook, add the milk and the seasoning. Simmer for a few minutes. Serve sprinkled with finely chopped parsley. Servings, 8.