OUR SPECIAL RICE PILAF
8 or more servings

1 lb shredded red cabbage
1/2 lb well fried bacon, chopped
6 cups chicken broth
3 cups long grain rice
1/2 cup sliced almonds
salt and pepper to taste

Sauté the red cabbage for 5 minutes in the 2 tb of the bacon grease. Add the reserved chopped bacon, the rice and the stock. Cook uncovered at medium until the rice is almost dry, with small craters on surface. Move from the bottom up, cover and lower heat to low. Cook for additional 18 minutes. Uncover, add the sliced almonds and mix.