Grandma's Cole Slaw

How could I not have posted this before?

First the "official" recipe:

• 7/8 cup sugar
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup of mayonnaise
• 1/4 c vinegar (calls for "tarragon or other")
• 1/4 c salad oil
• 1 small onion
• 1 head of shredded cabbage

Now the version I usually make:

• half of the dressing recipe (cut cabbage, especially when shredded, adds liquid to the recipe and a full batch of dressing is always too much, imo)
• using miracle whip
• and plain, white vinegar
• skip the onion
• medium/small head of cabbage

NOTES:

• Quite often I don't measure very carefully - it's a pretty forgiving recipe.
• It was originally from the A & W or Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Staples and my recipe card calls it Ozzie's Cole Slaw.  (Ozzie Anglin? was the restaurant owner.)
• It was cut down from a huge restaurant recipe, hence the 7/8 cup measurement.
• If you use some red cabbage, add it at the last minute or the dressing will get all pink.