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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.
up vote 0 down vote. I wouldn't suggest freezing cabbage raw. You're better off quartering and blanching it. For the 2 weeks that you're looking at 'til St. Patricks day, if it hasn't already spent months at the store, you should be fine with it in the fridge, wrapped in plastic.