Amish Freezer Slaw Food

FREEZER SLAW

Steps:

• Place cabbage in a very large bowl; toss with salt. Let stand 1 hour., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine sugar, water, vinegar, celery seed and mustard seed. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool slightly., Drain excess liquid from cabbage, if necessary. Add red peppers and carrots to cabbage. Add dressing; toss to coat. Cool completely. Transfer to freezer containers. Freeze, covered, up to 3 months., To serve, thaw coleslaw overnight in refrigerator. Stir before serving.

AMISH COLE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss together the cabbage, onion, and 3/4 cup sugar.
• In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar, salt, celery seed, 1 teaspoon white sugar, mustard and oil.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cook for 3 minutes.
• Cool completely, then pour over cabbage mixture.
• Toss to coat.
• Refrigerate 8-24 hours for best flavor.
• Toss again prior to serving.

AMISH SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss together the cabbage, onion, and 1 cup sugar. In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar, salt, celery seed, 1 teaspoon white sugar, mustard and oil. Bring to a boil, and cook for 3 minutes. Cool completely, then pour over cabbage mixture, and toss to coat. Refrigerate overnight for best flavor.

SEASONED FREEZER COLESLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cabbage, carrots, green pepper and onion.
• Add sugar and toss to coat.
• In a saucepan, combine vinegar, oil, salt, mustard, and celery seed.
• Bring to a boil.
• Pour over cabbage mixture and toss to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
• Coleslaw may be frozen up to 3 months, remove from the freezer 2 hours before serving.

AMISH FREEZER SLAW

Steps:

• Shred cabbage, green pepper, carrots and onion; sprinkle with salt and let stand one hour.Boil sugar, dry mustard, vinegar and water for 3 minutes; let cool completely.After the vegetable mixture sits, drain any excess liquid.Pour cooled dressing over the vegetables and let marinate for 5 minutes.Stir thoroughly or cover and shake.Pack 5 clean pint jars with the coleslaw.Seal, label and freeze until ready to serve.Source: theseoldcookbooks.com

FREEZER SLAW

Steps:

• Combine cabbage, green bell pepper, onion, and carrots in a large bowl. Mix boiling water and salt together in a bowl and pour over cabbage mixture. Set aside for salt to draw out extra water from vegetables, about 1 hour. Drain well.
• Mix sugar, 1 cup water, cider vinegar, and celery seed in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove saucepan from heat and cool completely.
• Pour cooled sugar-vinegar mixture over drained cabbage mixture in a large bowl and toss until slaw is well mixed. Spoon slaw into resealable plastic bags and freeze.

QUICK FREEZER COLESLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine vegetables with salt; let stand 1 hour. Place remaining ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Cool. Drain vegetables and add to vinegar mixture; stir gently. Ladle into plastic freezer containers and freeze. When ready to use, defrost and serve chilled.