The actual story reveals that the preparation was terribly slaw, cumbersome and heavy.
The classic combination is chili, slaw and onions; locally, mustard sometimes replaces slaw, or is added as a fourth item.
These are often accompanied by baked beans, french fries, cole slaw, or toast.
Hundreds would line up for bar-b-que brisket, chicken, baked beans, cole slaw, potato chips and bread.
In these regions, regular cole slaw may be called white slaw to differentiate it from red slaw.
The term cold slaw was used until 1860.
All of these items can have onions, slaw and chili.
It is also called "broccoli cole slaw" or "broccoli slaw salad".