how do you tell the difference.

Do you mean in how it looks or in how it tastes? If you are looking at the round heads of iceberg lettuce and the round heads of cabbage, the "leaves of the cabbage are tightly packed around the core. Iceberg lettuce is looser and softer. If you put them next to each other, they really don't look alike at all - other than being round. Of course, there are hundreds of kinds of leaf lettuce - red leaf, buttercrunch, Romaine etc. They are in a bunch, not a head. There are also cabbage varieties that are not in a head either.

If you're talking about taste, cabbage is in the cruciferae family which includes cauliflower, cabbage, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts etc.

buying, i brought what i thought was lettuce, but it was cabbage, and i do not know what to cook with it.

You can chop it up along with some carrots and make cole slaw. Just be sure to cut the cabbage in half first so you can cut out the core. Then cut the halves into wedges and chop. If you have a food processor, that would make it easy. Or you can just slice up with a good sharp knife. If you don't have a recipe for slaw dressing, you can buy dressing at the store - usually with the produce.

Saute some onions in butter, then add some cabbage, apple or pear slices, 1/2 cup of apple juice or maybe some broth, season with whatever seasonings you like and cook until tender. Serve with pork chops or chicken or whatever.

Sounds yummy, oldbroad. I also like cabbage and noodles.

Sparkle - the recipe I was using had curry powder in it but a lot of people don't like that. I'm sure it would be good with Thyme or Dill or some other herb or spice.

My mom always added caraway seeds to her cabbage dishes.

we like getting a head of cabbage and cutting it up and cooking it until nice and tender , then drain real good and top with butter. we also like to buy a kielbasa sausage to be heated up and eat with it. this is the only way hubby likes it cooked. i like it cooked with some bacon in a skillet but since i don't do the cooking any more i just let hubby fix it his way. also like making our own cole slaw with it.

I love fried cabbage. Slice it up after cutting out the core and saute gently with butter with a lid on the pot to help steam it. When it starts turning brown, take off the lid. When it's nice and tender, add some minced garlic and saute for about 60 seconds. Take off the heat and add salt and pepper and some Parmesan cheese.

a friend was going to do cabbage and greens