On Feb 24, 12:40*pm, Kris > wrote:
> On Feb 24, 8:49*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
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> > I don't remember my mother ever making this, either. *She did note she only
> > used 1 green pepper when they are expensive so she must have made this at
> > some point. *She also noted to put it in the refrigerator as soon as it is
> > cool enough. *So this is some sort of chilled cole slaw-type dish.
>
> > Sweet & Sour Cabbage
>
> > 1 head cabbage cut to desired size
> > 2 sliced green peppers
> > 2 onions, sliced
> > 1 tsp. dry mustard
> > 1 c. sugar
> > 1 c. white vinegar
>
> > Bring to a boil. *Add 1 Tbs. salt/1 tsp. celery seed/1/4 c. oil. *Toss after
> > 4 hours.
>
> > [Took me a minute to figure out she didn't mean cook it for 4 hours. *And
> > the reference to "toss" didn't mean throw it all away! *LOL]
>
> > Jill
>
> I wonder if this is meant to be more like cooked red cabbage (although
> white of course). Very German.
>
> Kris
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Kris :-)
Coleslaw in German: Kohlsalat
Coleslaw in Dutch: Koolsla
As far as I know, the cabbage is always raw.
Lynn in Fargo