Reviewed: May 18, 2013

Okay...yum. I rarely rate recipes, and to do so now for, of all things, cole slaw? Mostly, cole slaw is just there, like a dish of white rice, or a bowl of oatmeal. But THIS cole slaw was really, really good. I sliced my own cabbage, and found that doubling the dressing recipe was the perfect amount for one entire head of cabbage. Do yourself a favor: halve the sugar then taste it. You can always add the other half of the sugar if it's not sweet enough for you, but I found that is was perfect with half the sugar, couldn't imagine it any sweeter, and I like it sweet.

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Catrina C

Reviewed: May 17, 2013

This was awesome. I used apple cider vinegar and cut back on the sugar just a tad. FABULOUS!!!!

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MEKA_R

Reviewed: May 16, 2013

This is an excellent coleslaw recipe. I made it tonight and loved it. I've never liked sweet coleslaw but this was perfect! I just cut back on the oil and sugar and added one tablespoon of sesame oil/dressing. This will now be one of my favorite go-to recipes! Thank you!

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AmericanNut

Reviewed: May 16, 2013

This coleslaw recipe was awesome, it does taste just like a chain fried chicken restaurants, I did try to triple the recipe for the amount of coleslaw bagged mix that I had and that was too much so I think starting out with doubling the recipe first.

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loriann25

Reviewed: May 12, 2013

I modified the recipe as to some of the review suggestions. I used good mayo and omitted the oil, and cut back on the sugar by about 1/4 less of what was called out.I also used the celery seed, as advised in other reviews. I was taking mine to a picnic where there was going to be pulled pork sandwiches, so I added 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to kick it up a notch. I assume people will put the slaw on their sandwich. I also should have taken the advice in one of the reviews stating to only add half the sauce at first, then drain off water after about an hour in fridge. I will use a slotted spoon to serve because of the water build up. I also added more shredded carrot and red cabbage to the pre-mix I bought at supermarket. It looked a bit too dry when I first added the ingredients, but I guess the vinegar did it's magic. It cured very nicely. I gave it four stars because of the over sugared original recipe. I think my tweaks came out better.

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frank methmann

Reviewed: May 10, 2013

I decided to try this for a cookout a few days ago, and it was a big hit. However I made a few modifications to the recipe. Instead of using 1/2 cup of sugar, I cut it down to 1/3 of a cup which was definitely sweet enough. I also omitted the onions (just used a pinch of onion powder), and added a little pepper. It was really easy to make.

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mmireles

Reviewed: May 4, 2013

Too Sweet but will try again with the other reviewers changes.

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Liss

Reviewed: May 3, 2013

Excellent - very easy to make! I was really stunned. We thought it was good enough to eat right after it was made. We refrigerated it overnight and the next day it seemed a little soupy but it still tasted great - even better. The amount of sauce is easy to adjust to your own liking.

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paulyshel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Living In: Glendale, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: May 3, 2013

Omitted poppy seeds and used light mayo instead of miracle whip. Turned out awesome! Seemed like it might be too dry at first but I had made it a day ahead of time and it was perfect and creamy in a few hours.

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ellybelly310

Reviewed: May 1, 2013

I would also give 4 1/2 stars...really good, but I just need find a little something to make it a 5. It is sweet, but we like sweet! I used mayo instead of mw per other reviews and added some broc slaw to the cole slaw which gave it a slightly heartier texture. I did everything else as directed. Served with Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs. Will keep in the books!!! Thinking about throwing in some cilantro next time. Call me crazy.

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