How to pickle red cabbage?

   Three medium-sized cabbages dark purple color (it is sold at the market) release from the upper leaves and stump. Shred narrow strips. A pile of cabbage lay in the pelvis, grind it carefully with salt and freshly ground pepper burning profusely red or black pepper. Clear heads of garlic cloves 4-3 and each clove cut in half. 
    After that, a lot of cabbage mixed with garlic is placed in a 5-liter glass jar (good jar from the Bulgarian pickled vegetables), lined the bottom of the whole cabbage leaves. Pour the marinade: 0,5 liter 6-percent vinegar, 1,5 liter of boiled water at room temperature 2-3 spoon
 sugar, 3 pink sticks. Holding the jar with cabbage, covered with gauze for 3-4 days in a room, its sealed plastic cover and put in the fridge or take out in the cellar. It is stored until spring. A sample can be removed in a week.