Store red cabbage?

[bonniethomas06]

I have eight beautiful heads of red cabbage in the garden. MY veg book says to store them in the shed with salt sprinkled on the outside to keep slugs off.

I do have a spare fridge in the garage - would it be better to wrap them in clingfilm and store them in there do you think?

I will also braise some in cider and freeze it, but I can't do that to all of it.

Thanks for any tips.

[Green Aura]

The usual storage method is pickled. Mmmm pickled cabbage and steak and kidney pie

[MKG]

As long as they're not split, they can be kept for a few months - but only in cold weather. They need to be cool, but never frosted or frozen, and kept very dry (which is why they rot in the fridge after a few weeks) and they need to be off the ground - hanging in nets is the traditional method. It does work - I've kept compact cabbages (green and red) through an entire winter like this.

Mike

[red]

yes we store cabbages white and red, wrapped in a plastic bag in the fridge.. they keep for ages like that.