Rutt's Hut Hot Dog Slaw

Rutt's Hut is a famous destination for "Rippers" Hot dogs deep fried, in Clifton N.J. This recipe is from a newspaper recipe of Mrs. Anne Fedorchak Rutt- 417 River Road -Clifton N.J.

• Ready In: 3 hrs
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 1 Quart

Ingredients

• 4  cups  fine chopped cabbage
• 1  cup  fine chopped carrot
• 1  cup  fine chopped green pepper
• 1  cup  fine chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup pickling salt
• 1  cup water, plus 2 tbs
• 1  cup white vinegar
• 1  teaspoon celery seed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2  cups white sugar
• 1  teaspoon ground mustard
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 3  tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl, toss to combine.
2. Allow to sit 2 hours.
3. Rinse the mixture thouroghly with cold water.
4. Rinse the mixture thoroughly with cold water. Drain and squeeze to remove excess liquid.
5. Combine vegetables with the water and vinegar in a large pot.
6. Bring the mixture to a low boil, cover and simmer 1 hour.
7. Stir the celery seed, mustard seed and sugar into the vegetables.
8. Mix the ground mustard, turmeric and flour together in a bowl. Carefully spoon 2 Tbs. boiling water into the mustard mixture. Stir to form a paste.
9. Add the paste back into the boiling vegetable mixture cook and stir until thickened. About 5 mins more.