GERMAN POTATO SALAD
This recipe is from my paternal great-grandmother who was born in Germany and moved to the United States as a young bride. Her name was Augusta Eichorn.
Provided by Marsha Gardner
Categories Potato Salads
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Cook potatoes until tender; peel and slice into a large bowl.
- 2. Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and crumble.
- 3. Add onions and celery to bacon grease and saute for a minutes until softened.
- 4. Add cornstarch and mix well. Add sugar, vinegar and seasonings, bacon and water.
- 5. Bring to a boil and stir until thick.
- 6. Pour over potatoes. Let stand a few minutes to soak up sauce. Potato salad should be served warm.
- 7. My mom's family was English and they don't eat food as sweet, so she would cut the sugar to about 1/8 cup. the region of Germany that my great grandmother was from believed if you used a cup of vinegar you used a cup of sugar. I guess I take after the German side of my family, I like sugar and vinegar in equal amounts. Seems to balance better to me.
- 8. When taking this to potlucks, etc. I put into a crock pot and keep it on warm otherwise the bacon fat in the dressing firms up and makes the salad a bit unpleasant.
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