3. The Food Timeline: history notes -- salad According to Peter G. Rose, New Netherlands foodways historian: Peter Kalm mentions coleslaw in his Travels in North America; The English Version of 1770 (p. 347)
4. Hutchingson, E. Ladies Indispensable Companion and Housekeeper’s Guide, 1854
5. Haskell, Mrs. E. F. The Housekeeper’s Encyclopedia of Useful Information, 1861
6. Amelia Simmons, 1796; Mrs. N.K.M. Lee, 1832; Mrs. Lydia Child, 1833; Mrs. Lettice Bryan, 1839; Mrs. Bliss of Boston, 1850; Miss Beecher, 1851; Eliza Leslie, 1851; Mrs. Chadwick, 1853; Mrs. Hutchingson, 1854; Mrs. Randolph, 1860; Mrs. Haskell, 1861; Mrs. Goodfellow, 1865, Elizabeth Nicholson, 1865
7. Mrs. Bliss of Boston. The Practical Cook Book. Philadelphia, 1850.
10. ibid
14 Darlington, William. Flora Cestrica: An Herborizing Companion for the Young Botanists of Chester County, Pennsylvania... 1853
17. Mrs. Bradley's Housekeeper's Guide;... Economical Cook, 1860. Google books search for cole-slaw, no preview.
19. Historical Magazine
20. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the Year 1862. Original in my possession.
21. The New Bedford Practical Receipt Book, Mendall. 1862 Page 78
Cole-slaw can also be prepared by dressing the cabbage as a salad. SALAD
DRESSING. One part mustard, four olive oil, two vinegar, one salt; ...
23. History of the North-western Soldiers' Fair, Held in Chicago, 1864