Italian Slaw - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium-size head cabbage
1 medium-size onion
1 3/4 c. sugar, divided
3/4 c. vinegar
1/2 c. oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. celery seed

Preparation

Shred cabbage, place in a large bowl, in alternate layers of cabbage and thinly sliced onion rings.
Top with 3/4 cup sugar. Bring to boil 1 cup sugar, vinegar, oil, salt, dry mustard and celery seed.
When mixture boils, pour over cabbage.
Do not stir. Cover; let stand overnight or at least 6 to 8 hours.