One medium cabbage shredded
Two large carrots shredded
One small onion minced
Sprinkle with a teaspoon of salt and let it sit for one hour before canning with the syrup
The syrup recipe and the amounts I used
2 cups white vinegar
1/2 cup water
3 cups sugar
2 tsp celery seed
2 tsp mustard seed
Heat to boiling then remove from heat and let syrup cool completely
Sterilize jars and wash seals and rings
Rinse cabbage mixture and drain
Add 1/2 of syrup mixture to cabbage mixture
Pack in pint jars
Pack fairly tight in jars leaving 1 inch head space
Add syrup to cover
Put in water bath canner
Be sure water covers jars by a couple of inches
Waterbath jars for 15 minutes
To make cole slaw drain syrup from cabbage mixture and add mayo.
