Cousin Flo’s Curried Cabbage with Cheese

Ingredients

For the Cabbage

• 1
  
  head of cabbage, cut fine (sic)
  

For the sauce

• 1/2
  
  cup butter or 1/4 cup bacon fat
  
• 3
  
  tablespoons flour or 1 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
  
• 1/2
  
  pound grated sharp cheddar cheese
  
• 1/2
  
  teaspoon curry powder (the American kind)
  
• 1/4
  
  teaspoon garlic powder
  
• 
  
  salt and pepper to taste
  
• 
  
  buttered bread crumbs (just buttered but not browned) if desired
  

Directions

For the Cabbage

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly butter a two quart baking dish.
3. Cook cut cabbage briefly (3 -5 minutes) in salted water. Drain, set aside, and SAVE THE WATER.

For the sauce

1. Melt butter (or bacon fat) in 2 quart saucepan on medium high heat. Add flour (or corn starch)and continue cooking and stirring ’til smooth.
2. Add a pint of the cabbage cooking water. (If you forgot to save it, add a pint of milk.) Continue cooking and stirring until smooth and mixture thickens.
3. Add shredded cheddar, curry, and garlic powder. Continue cooking and stirring until incorporated.
4. Add in the cooked cabbage and mix well.
5. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Pour mixture into the buttered 2 quart baking dish. Cover with buttered bread crumbs if desired.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.