This is a recipe for Krautsalat (German-style coleslaw). It's a salad made of green cabbage with butter, bacon, onion, beef stock, caraway seeds and vinegar.
One of my favorite childhood salads in Germany was Feldsalat (lamb's lettuce or mâche) with my Mom's wonderful yogurt dressing. I was really delighted when I discovered a reliable source for mâche here in California.
Here is the recipe for the dressing and the salad:
There are many variations of German potato salad ("Kartoffelsalat"). Mine has bacon, pickles, bell pepper, onion, garlic and chicken or beef stock, but no mayonnaise or eggs.