There were thousands of them, all over Stuyvesant Town. Cabbages being planted either for their aesthetic value or for food for the Speyers when the economy really tanks and even the multi-millionaires will have to wait on the soup line.
A couple of weeks ago, Stuy Town workers were planting a nice cabbage patch covering the entire island area picture above, in front of the Community Center. One week they were there--all new plantings--and the next week they were gone!!!
Here today, gone tomorrow. But why?
There is no reasonable explanation for planting something one week and removing the plantings the next. Work hours, time, money, sweat wasted.
So, some "planner" screwed up, or else a new fact emerged about the cabbage patches. Perhaps it was found out that they are an excellent breeding ground and food source for vermin--like rats and mice. (I don't think we have any bunnies hopping around here in Stuy Town.)
There are still cabbage patches all around Stuy Town, but some have mysteriously disappeared after being newly planted. The people have a right to know why! At least for a good laugh at management and confirmation that these chumps have little idea what they are doing.
Stuffed Cabbage (6 servings)
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Small piece salt pork
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. ground pork
1 egg, beaten
1/4 c. milk
1/4 c. chopped onion
1 c. cooked rice
1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Place cabbage leaves in boiling water for 3 minutes until limp; drain. Fry salt pork pieces; set aside. Combine beef, pork, egg, milk, onion, rice and seasonings; mix well. Place 1/4 cup meat mixture into cabbage leaves. Roll and put into slow cooker/Crock Pot (fasten with toothpicks if desired). Combine tomato sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce; pour over leaves. Add salt pork and drippings. Cook on low 7-9 hours, or on high 4 to 5 hours.
Thanks, Edna. I may need that recipe. We all may need it!
ReplyDeleteGee Edna, and all that time I thought that the rumbling and gas explosions came from the Con Ed plant!
ReplyDeleteFEW RESIDENTS REMEMBER PCV-STY WAS THE INFAMOUS GAS WORKS, NEAR THE DOCKS. THE GAS WORKS AND THE DOCKS ARE GONE, HOWEVER THEIR IMMIGRANTS.. RATS & MICE REMAIN. AS A RETIRED WORKER FOR MAINTENCE IN PCV-STY, I KNOW THAT WE HAD TO ONLY PLANT GRASS, EVEN HAD TO REMOVE IVY BECAUSE THIS GAVE HOUSING FOR THE RAT POPULATION. IT WAS NOT AN ASETHIC CHOICE TO HAVE PLAIN CLEAR GROUNDS.. JUST A PRATICAL SANITARY MEASURE.. LETTING GO & IGNORING THE WISDOM OF WORKERS & EXPERINCED MANAGERS.. HAS LED TO THIS DISASTER. BECAUSE WE LIVE NEAR THE RIVER, RATS ARE LONG TERM RESIDENTS, THAT NEITHER LAWYERS NOR LANDSCAPERS CAN IGNORE. WE NEED THE PIED-PIPER, AND PAY HIM TO RID & RESOLVE PCV-STY (HAMELIN) OF ITS PROBLEMS.
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