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Mother's recipe · Made and tested by the author · Printable

Mother’s German Potato Salad

Ingredients

  • 8 potatoes, diced and cooked
  • ½ cup onions, diced
  • ½ pound bacon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ⅓ cup vinegar (add water to make ½ cup liquid)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ⅓ cup bacon drippings

Notebook directions

  1. Fry bacon and save ⅓ cup drippings.
  2. Combine pepper, salt, sugar, beaten egg and vinegar mixture.
  3. Heat over low heat, stirring, until thick.
  4. Dice bacon and add to mixture.
  5. Add potatoes and onions.
  6. Mix well and warm.

Family and notebook notes

This is the author's mother's recipe. The check mark in the notebook means the author made it personally, more than once.

The vinegar instruction in the notebook says to add water to make ½ cup liquid.

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