5 lbs of cabbage shredded will fill a 1 gallon crock.
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1 medium head of cabbage, weighing about 2 pounds, makes about 8 cups shredded. Depending on the ingredients you add and how much of each, to make cole slaw, you will have 9 to 10 cups of cole slaw.
Cole Slaw
Chopped cabbage on its own is not coleslaw. The reason for this misconception is because the main ingredient in coleslaw in shredded cabbage.
We eat cabbage leaves. When you buy a cabbage at a grocery store, practically the whole thing is edible. You can boil it, and serve it with butter or margarine, you can chop it up and make cole slaw, or use it in a salad. Some recipes involve wrapping other foods with cabbage leaves.
Cabbages are an exellent source of Vitamin C. They containe significant amounts of glutamine, an amino acid that has anti-inflamatory properties. It is a low calorie food useful in diets