oomis -is it any better to freeze the cabbage rather than boiling it for a few min. It seems alot more time convenient. also in plain water or salt water?”
I prefer freezing it. The advantages are a) I buy the cabbage davka because I plan to make stuffed cabbage, so I know to get it a week in advance and put it in the deep freeze immediately. b) I don’t have to potchkeh with boiling up large pots of water (an energy waster, also) and c) I don’t burn my fingers (as my mother O”H used to)from handling the hot cabbage leaves. It really (for me) is more convenient to freeze and thaw it. The end result is a limp cabbage leaf either way.
If I were to boil it, I would do so in slightly salted water, but it takes way more than a few mninutes, and as the leaves are separated, the cabbage has to go back into the water to soften the remaining leaves. It’s ana nnoying time-consuming process for me, so I prefer the other way.