Jim wrote:
[...]
Unlike Gary, us ''swamp-rats'' don't cook them very
long---get water and add-ins up to a boil and drop them in--back to
boil and drop down to a simmer for about 10 - 15 minutes.

I don't know about Gary, but to me that would be an awfully long time
for ordinary cabbage; so maybe you agree after all.

--
Mike.