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daddude2001 | 19:18 Tue 17th Sep 2002 | Food & Drink

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Anyone know why if you steam red cabbage the water in the bottom of the steamer is green. If you boil it, the water is, as you would expect.......red.

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Lexy

I've been told that this is due to the acidity level in the water. If the red cabbage is boiled with a little vinegar in the water it will stay red because of the acid. The water in the bottom of the steamer has no acid and therefore turns green.

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