Subject: potato salad [and sub threads]
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: seansignal at webtv.net (yukon jack)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 21:09:46 -0400 (EDT)
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can anyone give me a recipe? I am a widower, and have trouble cooking. any help would be greatly appreciated.
From: John Miller (jsm at n4vu.com)
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 07:15:44 -0400
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Jack --
What kind do you like? New York? Southern? German? Mustard? This was discussed recently. Check the archive:
https://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=%22potato+salad%22+recipe
And if that's not enough, a Google search will turn up more than 20,000 recipes for potato salad:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22potato+salad%22+recipe
From: JM (spamming at sucks.invalid)
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 10:18:18 -0400
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yukon jack wrote:
> can anyone give me a recipe? I am a widower ,and have trouble cooking.
> any help would be greatly appreciated.
It's nothing fancy but here's mine. I've tried other recipes but my family loves this one. I couldn't begin to give you exact measurements as I just toss it together. You may want to try less potatoes and adjust the other ingredients if you are only cooking for one.
6 - 8 cooked, cold cubed potatoes
1/2 cucumber, peeled, quartered, sliced
3 - 4 radishes, quartered, sliced
2 - 3 green onions, chopped
stalk celery, halved, sliced (optional)
miracle whip (or mayonnaise)
Combine vegetables then stir in miracle whip until desired consistency.
From: stalkerkitty (stalkerkitty at worldnet.att.net)
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 02:10:18 GMT
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ZESTY POTATO SALAD
4 med. unpeeled red potatoes
1 bunch green onions with tops, chopped
Pepper, to taste
Dressing:
2 T. mayonnaise
2 T. sour cream
2 T. Ranch dressing
1-2 T. Dijon mustard
1 t. tarragon vinegar
Hot paprika, optional
Place potatoes in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil for 20-25 mins. Drain and cool. Cut potatoes into cubes and place in a bowl. Add green onions, and pepper. For dressing, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, ranch dressing, Dijon mustard, and tarragon vinegar; pour over potato mixture and toss well. Chill 1 hour before serving. Sprinkle with paprika.
Yield 4 servings
Subject: Re: potato salad (s) - Southern & German
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: Ferrety (ferrety at gte.net)
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 00:19:38 GMT
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Hi! I have two for you as I like both Southern Potato Salad and German Potato Salad. I just toss things together so the measurements are not exact.
SOUTHERN POTATO SALAD
4-6 Med/Lg Potatoes - Boiled, Peeled & Chunked
1 c. Miracle Whip (or Mayo + 1/4 c. sugar)
1/2 c. Yellow Mustard
1/4 c. Dill Pickle Relish (or Diced Dills)
1/2 med Sweet Onion - Chopped
2 Eggs - Hard Boiled & Diced
Mix, Chill, Serve
GERMAN POTATO SALAD
4-6 Med/Lg Golden Potatoes - Boiled, Peeled & Sliced (STILL WARM)
6-8 Strips of Crispy Bacon - Crumbled (Reserve Drippings)
1/2 med Sweet Onion - Chopped
1/2 - 3/4 c. Red Wine Vinegar
1/4 c. Bacon Drippings and/or Olive Oil
1 c. Strong Beef Boullion (WARM)
Mix all and serve warm.
The flavor improves if made in advance and allowed to sit. If you plan on making it a day ahead of time, refridgerate it and then bring it back to room temperature before serving. Moisten with a bit of warm water if needed.
Subject: Potato salad?
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: Young (qwerty at mail.monmouth.com)
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 11:29:09 -0400
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Did anyone answer the man who was looking for a recipe for potato salad?
In the off chance no one did, here's Hellmann's recipe:
1 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
5 to 6 medium potatoes, peeled, cooked and cubed
1 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
Combine the ingredients through the pepper, then add the rest and toss to coat well.
The man said he was having trouble cooking, so I'm including the following:
To boil potatoes, boil water with the peeled cubed potatoes. Add maybe a tablespoon of salt when the water is hot. Stir to keep them from sticking together.
To make hardboiled eggs, put them into a pot with cold water, bring to a boil (covered) and then turn off the heat and let them sit there for 22 minutes or so. Then, put them into a bowl of ice water.
With this recipe, I'd prefer the celery diced, then I like a couple of teaspoons of pickle relish.
nancy
From: moosmeat at mindspring.com (moosemeat)
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 18:54:07 GMT
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Do you actually make potato salad without dill pickles in it? Unbelievable!
I am glad to see you don't advocate puting radishes in however; believe it or not there was recently some cockamamie idiot who advocated radishes in potato salad. I can't believe he or she will be cooking much longer.
From: Newsgroup Suscriber (newsgroup at subscriber.invalid)
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 17:08:04 -0400
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moosemeat wrote:
> Do you actually make potato salad without dill pickles in it?
> Unbelievable!
> I am glad to see you don't advocate puting radishes in however;
> believe it or not there was recently some cockamamie idiot who
> advocated radishes in potato salad.
Excuse me! I have always put radishes in my potato salad and never dill pickles! I have never had a complaint from my family of six and my potato salad gets many requests throughout the summer. To each their own. BTW, I've been cooking for over 24 years for my own family, and before that prior to marriage. I doubt if I'm ready to make a change in something like my potato salad that it definitely a major hit!
From: ndooley at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu (Nancy Dooley)
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 21:38:48 GMT
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moosemeat wrote:
>Do you actually make potato salad without dill pickles in it?
>Unbelievable!
>I am glad to see you don't advocate puting radishes in however;
>believe it or not there was recently some cockamamie idiot who
>advocated radishes in potato salad. I can't believe he or she will be
>cooking much longer.
Moosie, are you trying to see if I'm paying attention? Of course, I put radishes in my potato salad - and sweet pickle relish instead of dill. I tried dill last time, and didn't like it. I like dill pickles, but dill relish doesn't belong in potato salad. What can I say, I'm a heretic. I also put in diced cucumber and little bits of celery; celery seed; garnish with tomato wedges and hard-boiled egg wedges; and put half a medium-sized white onion cut-side down in the center, taking it out when I serve it - that gives a little onion flavor without diced onion taking over the flavor if the salad sits in the fridge for a day or two.
From: Thierry Gerbault (thierry_g at worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 03:45:25 GMT
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Nancy Dooley wrote:
> and put half a medium-sized white onion cut-side down in the
> center, taking it out when I serve it - that gives a little onion
> flavor without diced onion taking over the flavor if the salad sits in
> the fridge for a day or two.
Great idea about the onion, Nancy. Something I must try.
From: Alan Zelt (alzelt at worldnet.att.netFINNFAN)
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 21:41:04 GMT
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moosemeat wrote:
> Do you actually make potato salad without dill pickles in it?
> Unbelievable!
> I am glad to see you don't advocate puting radishes in however;
> believe it or not there was recently some cockamamie idiot who
> advocated radishes in potato salad. I can't believe he or she will be
> cooking much longer.
I agree with that assessment Moose. Why, it's as bad as boiling ribs.
From: Harry A. Demidavicius (harryd2 at telusplanet.net)
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 03:53:25 GMT
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Alan Zelt wrote:
>I agree with that assessment Moose. Why, it's as bad as boiling ribs.
Alan, the correct procedure is "moosemeating" them ;0)
From: pambern at aol.com (PamBern)
Date: 16 May 2001 21:47:45 GMT
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>Do you actually make potato salad without dill pickles in it?
>Unbelievable!
>I am glad to see you don't advocate puting radishes in however;
>believe it or not there was recently some cockamamie idiot who
>advocated radishes in potato salad. I can't believe he or she will be
>cooking much longer.
I always use a big spoonful of sweet relish instead of dill pickles. The radishes idea us too fancy for me. Those would be better as a garnish for a vodka martini, in my opinion.
From: Young (qwerty at mail.monmouth.com)
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 18:55:11 -0400
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moosemeat wrote:
> Do you actually make potato salad without dill pickles in it?
> Unbelievable!
That's where the relish comes in.
> I am glad to see you don't advocate puting radishes in however;
> believe it or not there was recently some cockamamie idiot who
> advocated radishes in potato salad. I can't believe he or she will be
> cooking much longer.
You know what, you need the yin and the yang ... gotta have the crunch to go along with the potatoes. The tart to go with the bland.
nancy
From: Newsgroup Suscriber (newsgroup at subscriber.invalid)
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 19:55:22 -0400
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moosemeat wrote:
> Do you actually make potato salad without dill pickles in it?
> Unbelievable!
> I am glad to see you don't advocate puting radishes in however;
> believe it or not there was recently some cockamamie idiot who
> advocated radishes in potato salad. I can't believe he or she will be
> cooking much longer.
Excuse me! I have always put radishes in my potato salad and never dill pickles! I have never had a complaint from my family of six and my potato salad gets many requests throughout the summer. To each their own. BTW, I've been cooking for over 24 years for my own family, and before that prior to marriage. I doubt if I'm ready to make a change in something like my potato salad that it definitely a major hit!