Rotkohl mit Äpfeln

 recipe courtesy of Marian Recksiek who taught her American friends how to cook real German food as made by her mother.

1 head red cabbage, shredded finely

3-4 cooking apples, peeled and sliced

2 lemons

sugar

cornstarch

Cook cabbage and apples in a pan of water 1/3 full. Add juice of 2 lemons, sugar (to taste), and cornstarch to desired thickness.  Cook about 1 1/2-2 hours adding cornstarch the last 20 minutes.  Cook slowly!