Peking Spicy Cabbage Pickle

This is our version of a northern Chinese classic, a cold and crisp pickle of lightly sweet and sour Napa cabbage. It is a distant cousin to Korean kimchee, although that is like comparing a fresh-faced young girl to a feisty old crone. This pickle will be tasty just after making, great one day later, and will increase and hold in flavor for up to a week if refrigerated.