A Mexican standoff is a confrontation between two or more parties in which no participant can proceed or retreat without being exposed to danger. As a result, all participants need to maintain the strategic tension, which remains unresolved until some outside event makes it possible to resolve it.
Steps. 1  1. Prepare the cabbage for canning. 2  2. Rinse the cabbage under cool water in a strainer, then drain the cabbage on cloth or paper towel lined trays for 6 hours. 3  3. Prepare pickling liquid.  4. Clean 7 glass quart (946mL) canning jars and metal lids with soap and hot 1  water. 5. Pack the clean jars with the cabbage.
But, it's only harvested once a year, in the fall. So, if you want truly fresh cabbage, it's smart to freeze some when it's in season. That stuff on the grocery store shelves in April: it was picked back in the fall. Yeah, not so fresh! Learn how to freeze your own, so you don't have to settle for old cabbage. Here's how it's done: What You'll Need: Cabbage.