#3184 - Pepper Slaw

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 medium head of green cabbage (shredded)
2 green bell peppers (cleaned, cut into thin strips, then cut strips in half)
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 TBSP celery seed
salt (to your taste)

Shred the cabbage into a large bowl. Clean each green bell pepper, cut both into thin strips, then cut the strips in half. Add green bell pepper strips to the shredded cabbage--toss to mix. Sprinkle salt all over the top of the cabbage mixture--toss well. Let the mixture stand for 1 hour, then drain off any liquid. In a saucepan add cider vinegar and white sugar--cook/stir over medium heat until boiling. As soon as it starts to boil, remove it from the heat and add the celery seed--stir well. Pour the hot vinegar mixture over the cabbage mixture--toss well. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold. Optional: some people like to add onion. You can cut an onion in half, cut one onion half into strips, and add the onion strips at the beginning of the directions with the cabbage and green bell pepper strips.