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I Tried Dolly Parton’s Coleslaw and It Was Life-Changing. Dolly’s secret? Pickle juice.
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Posted on 08/11/2022 11:32:30 AM PDT by mylife

The best coleslaw I’ve ever had is Dolly Parton’s. Okay, Dolly has never personally made me coleslaw or been a guest at any potlucks I’ve attended. But her method for the popular cookout side—which appears in the book Dollywood Presents Tennessee Mountain Home Cooking—is truly spectacular.

The book was published in 1989, and is authored by “the Dollywood Family,” employees at the Dollywood theme park. It’s filled with photos of young Dolly and classic Southern recipes, including chicken and dumplings, apple stack cake, and banana pudding, with credits to the employees the recipes came from. While there isn’t much text, flipping through the cookbook feels like a warm, comforting hug. But the bright, refreshing coleslaw is one of a few recipes in the book that comes from the Queen of Country herself.

Dressed in a punchy, acerbic mixture of white vinegar, pickle juice, and mayonnaise, Dolly’s slaw manages to be creamy, sweet, sour, and salty all at once. Pickle-forward slaw is genius: It’s a side salad and a sandwich topping in one.

Dolly’s recipe calls for chopped green or purple cabbage and onion, grated carrot, diced red bell pepper, and minced dill pickle. If you don’t have a jar of pickles on hand, Dolly recommends using pickle relish. To make the salad, you simply have to toss all the vegetables in a bowl with one part pickle juice, one part white vinegar, and four parts mayonnaise, and season with a touch of granulated sugar, salt, and black pepper. It’s a formula so simple you could memorize it, and it can be made all in one bowl—you don’t even have to whisk the dressing together in a separate vessel.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: coleslaw; dollyparton; dollywood; food; recipe
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To: Red Badger

I love the sweet and hot & sweet kinds. Chow-chow makes me wanna chow down!


81 posted on 08/11/2022 1:28:39 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I wish “smart resume” would work for the real world so I could FF through the Burden admin BS.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Thanks! Can’t wait to try this!


82 posted on 08/11/2022 1:33:38 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I wish “smart resume” would work for the real world so I could FF through the Burden admin BS.)
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To: mylife
A variation on traditional smoked paprika; 50/50 yolk-avocado with a bit of minced jalapeno. You're welcome :^)
83 posted on 08/11/2022 1:45:36 PM PDT by Dust in the Wind (Drill, Drill, Drill then refine it.)
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To: Jamestown1630
There is sweet relish and dill relish.
84 posted on 08/11/2022 1:46:42 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Yes, so I’ve been informed today.


85 posted on 08/11/2022 1:47:56 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630
Sorry.

I had the post ready to go and got interrupted before it went through.

When I came back to the computer I sent with out thinking to check if you had been told already.

86 posted on 08/11/2022 1:54:04 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I think I will have to try it in some things.


87 posted on 08/11/2022 1:57:35 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

There is dill relish. I’ve had it.


88 posted on 08/11/2022 2:12:22 PM PDT by Jacob Kell (Asking celebrities to analyze politics is like asking Jeffrey Dahmer to be a judge at a cook-off.)
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To: Jamestown1630
"I like dill pickles on hamburgers; but only the sweet relish on hot dogs. And I do like ‘bread and butter’ pickles just by themselves."

I used to love Heinz's Genuine Whole Dill Pickles. They usually sold them in a quart jar in grocery stores. They don't manufacture them anymore. Where I live, you can only get their dill relish. Sometimes you can find it in a squeeze bottle, or a small jar. Nobody here carries their jarred dill hamburger chips.

89 posted on 08/11/2022 2:33:45 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: mylife

Best deviled eggs I have had were made with butter!!!


90 posted on 08/11/2022 3:14:34 PM PDT by YouGoTexasGirl ( )
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To: mylife

Udder juice, maybe?


91 posted on 08/11/2022 3:52:04 PM PDT by moovova
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To: YouGoTexasGirl

Hmmmm


92 posted on 08/11/2022 4:00:37 PM PDT by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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To: mylife

Forget cole slaw...
I always (when I was a lot younger) wanted to try out Dolly Parton...
It was to get a taste of the two (2) secret ingredients...


93 posted on 08/11/2022 4:20:18 PM PDT by SuperLuminal
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To: SaveFerris
Olive juice too

Black or green olives?

94 posted on 08/11/2022 4:20:22 PM PDT by Rio
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To: Rio

Green for the juice and I dice them up in some tomato-based pasta for a salty component

Diced black with pepperoni mushroom hamburger ham / Canadian bacon 🥓 pizza 🍕
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Green juice is the one I like to drink


95 posted on 08/11/2022 4:36:41 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: BBQToadRibs2

Bookmark.


96 posted on 08/11/2022 4:46:05 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: Sans-Culotte

Coleslaw Recipe (tastes like KFC)

Ingredients:
• 8 c. cabbage, finely chopped (or you can use a couple bags of the pre-chopped cabbage-carrot mixture to equal 8 cups)
• 1/4 c. shredded carrot
• 1/3 c. sugar
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2 tablespoons grated onion
• 1/8 tsp. white pepper
• 1 1/4 c. milk
• 1/2 c. mayonnaise
• 1/4 c. buttermilk
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. white vinegar
• 2 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. mustard (optional, but adds a nice flavor)
Note: This recipe does not call for pickle ingredients.

Instructions:
• Chop up the cabbage and carrots into fine pieces.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, salt, grated onion, pepper, milk, mayonnaise, buttermilk, vinegar, lemon juice and mustard, and whisk until smooth. Add the cabbage and carrots. Mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight. Drain excess liquid and stir well before serving.

Note: One pound of cabbage gives 4 cups of shredded . A typical head of cabbage should be two pounds, which is enough for the eight cups needed in this recipe.


97 posted on 08/11/2022 5:01:47 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: Red Badger

Chow-chow with pork...mmmmm.


98 posted on 08/11/2022 5:02:55 PM PDT by SeafoodGumbo
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To: SeafoodGumbo

try salsa verde on that poke chop


99 posted on 08/11/2022 5:35:49 PM PDT by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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To: SeafoodGumbo

100 posted on 08/11/2022 5:40:03 PM PDT by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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