Cabbage Salad

Ingredients

 * 1 firm head of cabbage (as white as possible) about 1½ pounds
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 1 medium onion
 * 1 large apple, peeled and cored
 * 1 cup mayonnaise
 * 3 – 4 tablespoons thin carrot shavings
 * sugar to taste
 * parsley sprigs and/or thin wedges of red-skinned apples.

Directions

 * 1) Cut the cabbage in half and carve out the core and then make it julienne strips.
 * 2) Sprinkle the cabbage with ½ teaspoon of salt and rub the strips * cut the onion and apple into julienne strips and combine with the cabbage, mayonnaise, and carrot shavings.
 * 3) Add salt and sugar to taste, then chill.