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.
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.