I may do some breeding work with it and was wondering who thought I should stay with strains of red cabbage for maximum edibility and who thought I should try to improve on the strains of ornamental cabbage that are already available.

I think all "ornamental" cabbage --kale-- is edible in the sense of being nourishing. It is, however, among my least favorite vegetables. Too strong for me.

Someone should have put up a camera.

I can just see the culprit on the defense stand, "Well, your honor. It was either swiping cabbages or swinging from a pole at the local strip joint."