1 c. long grain rice - rinsed in water
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. allspice
2 tbsp. butter, softened
Salt & pepper to taste

2 heads cabbage
2 (16 oz.) tomato sauce

Combine stuffing ingredients and mix well. This same filling is used for grape leaves rolls or stuffed squash. Stuffing may be refrigerated while boiling cabbage. Serves 8.

Cut cabbage in half and remove core. Rinse. Drop cabbage into salted boiling water. Boil a few minutes until leaves are softened. While boiling, loosen each leaf with a long fork, remove and place in a dish to cool. Remove heavy center stems from leaves. If extremely large leaves, cut in half. Fill each leaf with 1 teaspoon stuffing and roll in shape of cigar. Arrange cabbage stems on bottom of kettle. Arrange cabbage rolls on top of stems, alternating in opposite directions, packing tight.

Mix remaining tomato sauce with equal amount of water (will look like tomato juice). Pour over cabbage until completely covered. Add salt and pepper. Press down with inverted dish. Cover kettle. Bring to boil and then simmer for 45 minutes.