Can they be any cheaper?

[tloonya]

Nov 1, 2014 10:47:37 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Nov 1, 2014 9:12:15 GMT -5 tloonya said:

I said it before my mom accidentally spilled cabbage juice in her eyes and stopped wearing glasses.
It is also used widely in burn victim units. It is an awesome product - cabbage.

Where? In medieval England, along with bloodletting?

I can't find it but I swear I saw on TV hospitals with cabbage fields.

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Ok, I used cabbage leaves when I was breast feeding when I got mastitis and had engorgement issues.  This was at the advice of a La Leche consultant, and while it stunk to high hell having warm cabbage leaves in my bra, it did help. 

[weltschmerz]

Nov 1, 2014 11:04:36 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Ok, I used cabbage leaves when I was breast feeding when I got mastitis and had engorgement issues.  This was at the advice of a La Leche consultant, and while it stunk to high hell having warm cabbage leaves in my bra, it did help. 

Could be the warmth and not the cabbage, The shape is convenient.

Beats stuffing carrots or turnips in your bra.

[weltschmerz]

Nov 1, 2014 10:51:04 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Nov 1, 2014 10:47:37 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Where? In medieval England, along with bloodletting?

I can't find it but I swear I saw on TV hospitals with cabbage fields.

No. They don't use cabbage juice on burn units.

You do know that TV is not real life, right?

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Nov 1, 2014 11:17:40 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Nov 1, 2014 11:04:36 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Ok, I used cabbage leaves when I was breast feeding when I got mastitis and had engorgement issues.  This was at the advice of a La Leche consultant, and while it stunk to high hell having warm cabbage leaves in my bra, it did help. 

Could be the warmth and not the cabbage, The shape is convenient.

Beats stuffing carrots or turnips in your bra.

Well, they were cold when they went in, but after a morning in the bra they got stinky.  There's supposed to be some natural anti-inflammatory properties to cabbage.

[Peace77]

Some people are so cheap.  Reminds me of the woman with over $100k in income who asked 3 times for her application fee for an apartment to be refunded.  

[Nazgul Girl]

Oct 30, 2014 11:07:42 GMT -5 @athena53 said:

When DH was penniless and living in NYC in the 1960s, he'd go to the produce markets because if produce fell to the ground, they couldn't legally sell it. They gave it away. So he'd get free stuff and go home and make soup.

I don't blame your customer for wanting what you would have thrown away. It saves waste. She may also be like DH, who doesn't particularly like cabbage because boiled cabbage was a common side dish in his house when he was growing up and they had very little money. I love it shredded and stir-fried but I think a lot of people don't know what to do with it except boil it or make cole slaw. 

  Have a New England "boil."   That's what they called it.   Put in chunks of cabbage, onion, large piece of ham or corned beef, carrots, potatoes, sometimes parsnips, and simmer for quite a while.   Many families have it on Saturday nights.   See pictures below:

  www.google.com/search?q=new+england+boiled+dinner&espv=2&biw=1479&bih=761&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qxlVVL3CIcKnyASFwILoCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CEgQsAQ

[Nazgul Girl]

   You can also do it with clams, but I don't like seafood, except for fish.   Anyway, now you'll be wanting a New England boil ( or N.E. boiled dinner ).  Serve with baked beans.

[weltschmerz]

Nov 1, 2014 12:35:54 GMT -5 Nazgul Girl said:

Oct 30, 2014 11:07:42 GMT -5 @athena53 said:

When DH was penniless and living in NYC in the 1960s, he'd go to the produce markets because if produce fell to the ground, they couldn't legally sell it. They gave it away. So he'd get free stuff and go home and make soup.

I don't blame your customer for wanting what you would have thrown away. It saves waste. She may also be like DH, who doesn't particularly like cabbage because boiled cabbage was a common side dish in his house when he was growing up and they had very little money. I love it shredded and stir-fried but I think a lot of people don't know what to do with it except boil it or make cole slaw. 

  Have a New England "boil."   That's what they called it.   Put in chunks of cabbage, onion, large piece of ham or corned beef, carrots, potatoes, sometimes parsnips, and simmer for quite a while.   Many families have it on Saturday nights.   See pictures below:

  www.google.com/search?q=new+england+boiled+dinner&espv=2&biw=1479&bih=761&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qxlVVL3CIcKnyASFwILoCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CEgQsAQ

My mother used to fry onions in bacon fat, add shredded cabbage, garlic and sausage.

[mmhmm]

Nov 1, 2014 11:26:55 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Nov 1, 2014 11:17:40 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Could be the warmth and not the cabbage, The shape is convenient.

Beats stuffing carrots or turnips in your bra.

Well, they were cold when they went in, but after a morning in the bra they got stinky.  There's supposed to be some natural anti-inflammatory properties to cabbage.

There are a couple of things about cabbage leaves that make them useful for mastitis. Their shape is perfect! Wrap the breast in cabbage leaves and the cool leaves will draw out the heat. You can remove them when they get warm and replace them with cool ones. The other good thing is, they're not expensive so you can use them as you need them. The fact that they're "natural" appeals to folks, as well. As far as anti-inflammatory properties, those wouldn't really be relevant since the cabbage is placed on top of the skin so nothing reaches the bloodstream. I know they were offered at our hospital and a lot of women swore by them. As far as I'm concerned - whatever works! 

[NoNamePerson]

OMG. I will never look at a cabbage the same way again. Heck, I might not be able to eat it again   Learn something new every day - boob wrapped in cabbage leaves is my "new today" thing