Subject: Amish Macaroni Salad/ Potato salad recipe? Please.
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking

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From: kreigle at ptd.net
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 05:14:28 GMT
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Looking for rcipies for Amish style macaroni and potato salads.

thank you.

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From: Karen Gann (jkgann at ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 08:10:28 -0500
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Here's one for each. I've not tried them, but after looking them over I think I'll give them a try with a few modifications. Source: "From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens", by Phyllis Pellman Good and Rachel Thomas Pellman.

Title: Amish Macaroni Salad
Categories: Salads, Vegetables
Yield: 20 Servings

Salad Ingredients:

1 lb Macaroni, or baby sea shells
1 1/2 c Celery, chopped
1/2 c Carrots, finely grated
1/4 c Onion, finely chopped
6 Hard-cooked eggs, sliced
Paprika to taste

Dressing Ingredients:

1 pt Miracle whip
1/4 c Vinegar
3/4 c Sugar
2 T Prepared mustard

Cook macaroni as directed, drain, and cool. Set aside 1 hard-cooked egg; then stir together the cooked and cooled macaroni, celery, carrots, onion, and remaining eggs.

Blend together the dressing ingredients, then fold into the salad mixture. Garnish with 1 hard-cooked egg and paprika.

* "From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens", by Phyllis Pellman good and Rachel Thomas Pellman.
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Title: Amish Potato Salad
Categories: Salads, Vegetables
Yield: 10 Servings

Salad Ingredients:

6 md Potatoes
1 sm Onion, chopped fine
1 c Celery, chopped
1 ts Celery seed
1 ts Salt
4 Hard-cooked eggs, diced

Dressing:

2 Eggs, well beaten
3/4 c Sugar
1 ts Cornstarch
Salt to taste
1/4 To 1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 c Cream or evaporated milk
1 ts Mustard
3 T Butter, softened
1 c Mayonnaise

Cook the potatoes in their jackets until soft. Peel and dice. Mix potatoes gently with the remaining 5 salad ingredients; then add the dressing.

To prepare the dressing, mix eggs with sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add vinegar, cream, and mustard. Cook until thickened. Remove from heat and beat in butter. Add potato mixture to the cooled dressing, folding gently together.

* "From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens", by Phyllis Pellman Good and Rachael Thomas Pellman

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Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 07:46:35 -0800
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