Spiced Red Cabbage(Rode Kool)

Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage.

Cut the cabbage in halves. Remove the core.

Wash and shred cabbage very thinly.

Put a little butter or margarine in a saucepan and 1 cup of water. Add the red cabbage, cloves, peeled, cored and sliced apples and simmer the vegetables with a tight fitting lid on the pan for 3/4 hour.

Add the rest of the butter or margarine, sugar and some vinegar and simmer for another 5 minutes.