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Title

Ever Ready Slaw

Subject

celery seed

sugar

vinegar

water

celery

cabbage

salt

bell peppers

carrots

Description

EVER READY SLAW

2tablespoons celery seed 2 med. head of cabbage
4 cups of sugar 2 tablespoons of salt
2 cups of viniger 3 red mangoes
1 cup of water 3 green mangoes
2 stalks ofcelery 4 carrots

Boil 5 minutes celery seed, sugar, viniger, and wa-
ter. Keep in ice box over night. Next morning cut cab-
bage, sprinkle salt, and let set for two hours. Then
squeeze out salt brine. Cut mangoes, celery, and carrots,
and mix together. Pour viniger mixture over and let set
in ice box for 12 hours.

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# Ever Ready Slaw

## Ingredients

- 2 Tbsp celery seed
- 4 cups sugar
- 2 cups vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 2 stalks celery
- 2 medium heads of cabbage
- 2 Tbsp salt
- 3 red mangoes (bell peppers)
- 3 green mangoes (bell peppers)
- 4 carrots

## Instructions

1. Boil celery seed, sugar, vinegar, and water for 5 minutes. Keep in refrigerator overnight.
2. Next morning, shred cabbage, sprinkle with salt, and let set for two hours. Then squeeze out salt brine.
3. Finely slice mangoes (bell peppers), celery, and carrots, and mix together with the cabbage.
4. Pour vinegar mixture over and let set in refrigerator for 12 hours.

Editors Note: "Mangoes" are a regional Midwestern term for bell peppers, not tropical fruit. 3 red + 3 green bell peppers.

Creator

Paula Guffey

Source

RCA0003 - VTG LG Wood Recipe Box Dove Tail w/Metal Hinges Full Of Recipes & Handwritten (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0003-20260513-0119

Coverage

Indiana, US