Can cooking cabbage too long make you sick? (shrimp, cheese, fried)

[maggie2101]

Originally Posted by nmnita

that is like the story my husbands aunt told me about staying in bed, the 9th day after I had our daughter. She said, on the 9th day all your organs go back into place and if you are standing up, they could fall out. Boy, think of all the wives tails we hears as kids. I guess some of them are still around.

What a lulu of a story

I put cabbage in most of my veggie soups and it gets reheated quite often. I am not dead yet.

[Ollie1946]

I think the old wives tale actually means that cabbage flatulence can kill others, not you.

[brokencrayola]

I have overcooked cabbage many times and I'm still here, it just become softer.

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by Deelightful

Hello everyone,

A long time ago, my mother warned me that cooking cabbage for too long can make you sick....even lead to death. She said that once it turns a different color, it turns poisonous to our system. Is this true? I can't seem to find anything about this online. I can't believe that I truly believed this for all of these years. I could have sworn I even saw this on a TV show.

Thank you in adance.

If that was the case, the population of the British Isles would be decimated. I can still remember bubble and squeak.

[chiroptera]

Originally Posted by jlawrence01

If that was the case, the population of the British Isles would be decimated. I can still remember bubble and squeak.

So true, I remember bubble and squeak too. A staple in school meals!

[Jezer]

My aunt was forever boiling cabbage, and entering the house and smelling that made me feel sick.

Many people of her generation over boiled veg.

BTW, I love bubble and squeak! It's fantastic on Boxing Day with turkey leftovers!

[Hickory patrick]

one that I will never forget, was if me or my brother got sun burnt (ya were 100% Irish ) Mom would put butter on the burn'' Emm the butter it turns out was salted, ugh...

[phonelady61]

I heard the same thing , my grandmother told me overcooked cabbage can turn into cyanide . Yes you read that right cyanide . I think this was one of the whoppers that was floating around in the 50s and 60s . They are still around today too .

[Mistermobile]

Originally Posted by Hickory patrick

growing up in our Irish house we would have died a thousand times over if true,lol....

Don't get me started. What drives me out of the house is a lamb roast. Hits me where I live.

[Larry Caldwell]

Originally Posted by Ollie1946

I think the old wives tale actually means that cabbage flatulence can kill others, not you.

I have 4 gallons of sauerkraut that has been fermenting for 3 weeks. Cabbage and beans cause flatulence because they contain complex sugars that the human digestive tract can't handle. That is a feast for intestinal bacteria, which is what produces the gas. Making sauerkraut by fermenting the cabbage uses up all the sugars, so no gas.

And before anyone says they don't like sauerkraut, it's unlikely you have ever tasted real sauerkraut. The stuff you buy in the stores has been cooked and soured down with vinegar. Real sauerkraut is crunchy, very mild, and often seasoned with herbs or other vegetables like onions or garlic.