I have had this document even before I retired in 2000. I suppose it was one of my favorite emails that I received through one of the barbecue sites. Made it a number of times and the title bears it out. It is still the best coleslaw I ever ate.
jojo
What’s the use of going to all the effort to smoke a brisket, or ribs, or anything else for that matter, if you don’t have all the fixings to go with it. Well last summer a bunch of us got together on the 4th of July to smoke meat, pop firecrackers, and see who could tell the biggest lie. And somebody’s little lady brought some coleslaw fit for a king. Before I could get my wits about me, the little shindig was over and everybody had gone home till next time. I never did find out who made the coleslaw that day, but just like the Lone Ranger leaving behind a silver bullet, the little lady that made the coleslaw that day left behind a hand written recipe on my kitchen counter. To this day no one knows who it was and no one recognizes the handwriting, but we’ve enjoyed her coleslaw several times. So ma’am, if you’re out there somewhere reading this, then all I can say is THANKS for one heck of a coleslaw recipe.
Ingredients
1 large head of green cabbage, cored and shredded
3 medium sized carrots, peeled and grated
1 cup finely diced green bell pepper
A couple of heaping tablespoons of finely grated onion
2 cups mayonnaise
3/4cup sugar
1/4cup apple cider vinegar
1/4cup
1 tablespoon celery seeds
1 teaspoon salt
dash of white pepper
In a large bowl mix cabbage, carrots, green pepper, and onion together and set aside. In another bowl mix everything else and pour into first bowl tossing and mixing well. Cover and store in icebox about 4 or 5 hours. Stir again before serving.
thank you so much for posting this. I have this on a ragged piece of paper that I printed out in 1999. It is STILL my favorite coleslaw recipe.
ReplyDeleteThis is the ONLY recipe I have for Coleslaw!!! This works well with packaged slaw mix I buy at Sam"s. I'm getting lazy in my old age!! You can multiply this with great success when preparing for a large crowd. Many times I have been caught rolling a big super heavy trash bag around on the floor mixing slaw & dressing!!! Without a doubt this is "The Best Coleslaw I Ever Ate" !!!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree it is the best coleslaw recipe. I first printed it in 1998 off of Bubba Rubba's BBQ site which no longer exists. My printed copy is in bad shape so I was looking to find it for a reprint.
ReplyDeleteI cut it in half for 2 bags of coleslaw when I don't need a lot and even in a quarter for one bag.
You can substitute ground onion if you are shrinking it down since it a pain to grate that little bit of onion.
I thought I was the only one that printed it off that site. I scanned my copy for safe keeping.
DeleteI also printed this recipe out in 1999 and it is now dog eared and stained. It is the only recipe I ever use for coleslaw and my family always quote the last line of the recipe whenever I serve it. "THANKS for one heck of a coleslaw recipe"
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