Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for cutting the core of a leafy vegetable, such as a cabbage, prior to the cabbage being sliced for making sauerkraut and the like.The machine comprises a frame having endless belt conveying means for carrying the cabbage heads to a coring station. At the coring station, vertically-reciprocating, non-rotating knives engage the core and cut it into sections. The downward or cutting movement of the knives is terminated by adjustable means which cause the knives to be returned to their normal at-rest positions out of engagement with the cabbage.