Thursday, February 24, 2011

Warm German Potato Salad

I just can't seem to bring myself to get rid of old, handwritten recipes, from relatives and friends who have  passed, even though I have them here on my computer.  I came across a web site, purely by chance, when comparing this recipe for  Grandma S.'s Warm German Potato Salad.  I don't know how old the recipe is.
 

It's barely legible now, all stained and faded,
  I have used this recipe ever since I received it, and it's the best I've found so far. I am posting this exactly as written.

Warm German Potato Salad

  1. Boil 6 medium potatoes until done in skins.  Peel and slice thinly.
  2. Fry 6 slices bacon till crisp
  3. Reserve 1/3 cup bacon fat and cook till yellow 3/4 cup thin sliced onion
  4. Mix in 2 Tbs. flour, 1-2 Tbs. sugar, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. celery seed (if desired), dash pepper
  5. Stir in gradually 3/4 cup water, 1/2 cup vinegar
  6. Cook #5 till mixture boils 1 minute.
  7. Pour over potatoes - cover and let stand until ready to serve
  8. Heat over hot water
  9. Garnish with pieces of bacon and minced parsely.  Serve 6.

~Grandma S.
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    This potato salad looks wonderful. I have some old recipes I go to once in a while. I will have to see if I have one like this. The Jerk Pork looks great, too. I enjoyed looking at your recipes. Thanks for coming by.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Your potato salad looks so good! Old recipies are the best!

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  3. BrandieFebruary 28, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    The original recipes are usually the best. Why mess with a good thing. I love looking at old recipe cards and cookbooks too. I would love to hear what you found after you did your research!
    I'm definitely bookmarking this one!

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  4. Whats Cookin Italian Style CuisineApril 3, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    I love this the only thing I do different is add hard boiled eggs to this dish and we love it!

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  5. Joy @ Joy Of DessertsMay 19, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Isn't it neat? That's part of the reason I love vintage recipes so much. And so many of these old recipes are just the best too. Thank you for linking up to Vintage Recipe Thursday, Patti.

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  6. Arturo Féliz-CamiloSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Looks so yummy!!

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  7. leilaniiJune 30, 2014 at 12:22 AM

    Thanks for sharing. Those are my favorite recipes. I love the memories of the hand that wrote it.

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  8. Bonnie from OttawaJune 30, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    I first discovered German potato salad when I did meal from Germany as a project for cooking class (we were assigned countries) in high school. I have continued to make a recipe very similar to this one ever since - not even going to tell you how many years ago high school was but let's just say that home ec/cooking aren't even offered anymore here!! LOL

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