Sheree's Homemade Cooking Made Easy

This is a recipe that I try to put up every year when I have an abundance of cabbage. It is a vinegar-based coleslaw and it reminds me of a famous chicken restaurant coleslaw. You will need the following ingredients:

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Recipe:

4 pounds of cabbage, shredded

1 cup of carrots, grated

1/4 cup of bell peppers, chopped finely

1/4 cup of onions, chopped finely

1 teaspoon of canning salt

2 cups of sugar

2 cups of water

2 cups of white or cider vinegar

1 teaspoon of celery seed

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In a large stainless bowl place the shredded cabbage and the salt and mix together and let stand for 1 hour.

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Place a medium sized sauce pan on medium high heat and add the sugar, vinegar, water and celery seed and bring to a boil and boil for one minute.

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Set this mixture aside and let it return to room temperature. Tip: You can fill a large pan with cold water and set the sauce pan in it to make this process a little bit faster.

After an hour has passed, squeeze all the water out by hand and then place the carrots, bell pepper, and onions and stir together.

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Add the liquid to the coleslaw and mix together very well.

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Place the coleslaw into freezer bags using some of the liquid but you probably won’t use it all. Place this in the freezer and freeze.

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To serve this place the frozen slaw place the bag into the refrigerator and let thaw overnight or for several hours. You can serve this just as it is, a vinegar based coleslaw, or you can drain some of the liquid and add your favorite mayonnaise.

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Note: If you do not like onions and bell peppers in your slaw then you can leave it out.