is there a recipe for "swamp cabbage" that doesn't actually use swamp cabbage?

Question

I'd like to serve a substitute for swamp cabbage at a festival but want it to be as close to the real deal as possible without having to kill so many trees.

Answer 1

This is the real recipe............you could use green cabbage

I med swamp cabbage, 2 large chopped onons, 1 cup of Virginia smoked ham chunks

1 teasp brown sugar, 2 cans tomatoes, 1 hot pepper chopped up small and 1 pinch of thyme and a little pepper

Saute the ham in a little fatback or butter add chopped cabbage until it starts to lightly brown, add tomatoes sugar, pepper & thyme.  Add another pinch of thyme 10 minutes before it's done.  Serve it on rice.