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  1. Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes left and
    right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I know that I can
    always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in about 4 weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    Ingredients:

    2 quarts red potatoes, peeled
    9 slices fried bacon
    1 cup chopped onion
    1/2 tsp. bacon drippings
    2 Tbl. sugar
    2 Tbl. flour
    2 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. pepper
    1/2 tsp. celery seed
    1 cup water
    2/3 cup white or cider vinegar

    Directions:

    1. Boil potatoes, then slice when done and cooled. Set aside or put into a
    bowl.
    2. Take the chopped onion and cook over low direct heat using the bacon
    drippings.
    3. Mix sugar, flour, salt, pepper and celery seed together. Blend into
    onion saute'.
    4. When onions are wilted, pour in the water and vinegar. Stir mixture
    until it boils for about 1 minute.
    5. Pour onion and vinegar "dressing" over sliced potatoes. Crumble the
    bacon slices over potatoes. Lightly fold everything in together.
    6. Garnish with bacon, egg and/or parsley.

  2. "kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes left


    and

    Quoted message said:

    right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I know that I can
    always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in about 4 weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    Ingredients:

    2 quarts red potatoes, peeled
    9 slices fried bacon
    1 cup chopped onion
    1/2 tsp. bacon drippings
    2 Tbl. sugar
    2 Tbl. flour
    2 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. pepper
    1/2 tsp. celery seed
    1 cup water
    2/3 cup white or cider vinegar

    Directions:

    1. Boil potatoes, then slice when done and cooled. Set aside or put into


    a

    Quoted message said:

    bowl.
    2. Take the chopped onion and cook over low direct heat using the bacon
    drippings.
    3. Mix sugar, flour, salt, pepper and celery seed together. Blend into
    onion saute'.
    4. When onions are wilted, pour in the water and vinegar. Stir mixture
    until it boils for about 1 minute.
    5. Pour onion and vinegar "dressing" over sliced potatoes. Crumble the
    bacon slices over potatoes. Lightly fold everything in together.
    6. Garnish with bacon, egg and/or parsley.

    Ooops! Should be 1/2 cup bacon drippings for the dressing! I goofed.

    kili

  3. On Wed 17 May 2006 04:28:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it kilikini?

    Quoted message said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes left and
    right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I know that I can
    always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in about 4 weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    I love German potato salad!

    --
    Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
    _____________________

  4. Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    On Wed 17 May 2006 04:28:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
    kilikini?

    Quoted message said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes
    left and right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I
    know that I can always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in
    about 4 weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    I love German potato salad!

    An aquaintance took me to a German restaurant in Oakland, CA.

    I devoured the wienershnitznel, potato salad and red cabbage cole-slaw
    and beer.

    Viel Appetit und Genuß

    Andy

  5. Andy wrote:
    I love German potato salad!

    Quoted message said:

    An aquaintance took me to a German restaurant in Oakland, CA.

    I devoured the wienershnitznel, potato salad and red cabbage cole-slaw
    and beer.

    Viel Appetit und Genuß

    Andy

    Guten Appetit!

  6. Margaret Suran <[email hidden]> wrote in news:xgFag.3185
    [email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Andy wrote:
    I love German potato salad!

    Quoted message said:

    An aquaintance took me to a German restaurant in Oakland, CA.

    I devoured the wienershnitznel, potato salad and red cabbage cole-slaw
    and beer.

    Viel Appetit und Genuß

    Andy

    Guten Appetit!

    Danke.

    Andy

  7. Wan's arschel brummt
    Ist herzel g'sund

  8. "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Wed 17 May 2006 04:28:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it kilikini?

    Quoted message said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes left


    and

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I know that I


    can

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in about 4 weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    I love German potato salad!

    --
    Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
    ____________________

    I do too, Wayne, and I have never had a better recipe than this one. If you
    do an online search for German Potato Salad, all you get are recipes with
    mayo and mustard. Huh? That's not supposed to be in there! This recipe
    is the real deal from my German grandmother Esther Berg Ciesemier. (Last
    name used to be Ziesemeier.) Can't get more German than that!

    kili

  9. kilikini said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes
    left and right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I
    know that I can always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in
    about 4 weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    Ingredients:

    2 quarts red potatoes, peeled
    9 slices fried bacon
    1 cup chopped onion
    1/2 tsp. bacon drippings (corrected to 1/2 cup)
    2 Tbl. sugar
    2 Tbl. flour
    2 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. pepper
    1/2 tsp. celery seed
    1 cup water
    2/3 cup white or cider vinegar


    kili, when we talked yesterday you asked how this compares to my
    grandmother's version. This is very much like it. (She also made a mayo
    version which my dad preferred). In her vinegar version, the potatoes were
    still hot, diced (not sliced) and everything was tossed together mixed in
    and the potato salad was served hot. She never used cider vinegar.

    Jill

  10. "kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:


    "kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes
    left


    and

    Quoted message said:

    right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I know that
    I can always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in about 4
    weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    Ingredients:

    2 quarts red potatoes, peeled
    9 slices fried bacon
    1 cup chopped onion
    1/2 tsp. bacon drippings
    2 Tbl. sugar
    2 Tbl. flour
    2 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. pepper
    1/2 tsp. celery seed
    1 cup water
    2/3 cup white or cider vinegar

    Directions:

    1. Boil potatoes, then slice when done and cooled. Set aside or put
    into


    a

    Quoted message said:

    bowl.
    2. Take the chopped onion and cook over low direct heat using the
    bacon drippings.
    3. Mix sugar, flour, salt, pepper and celery seed together. Blend
    into onion saute'.
    4. When onions are wilted, pour in the water and vinegar. Stir
    mixture until it boils for about 1 minute.
    5. Pour onion and vinegar "dressing" over sliced potatoes. Crumble
    the bacon slices over potatoes. Lightly fold everything in together.
    6. Garnish with bacon, egg and/or parsley.

    Ooops! Should be 1/2 cup bacon drippings for the dressing! I goofed.

    kili

    Add a sliced hard-boiled egg or two.

    --
    Untie the two knots to email me

    A trillion here, a trillion there,
    pretty soon you're talking real money.

  11. Quoted message said:

    I do too, Wayne, and I have never had a better recipe than this one. If
    you
    do an online search for German Potato Salad, all you get are recipes with
    mayo and mustard. Huh? That's not supposed to be in there! This recipe
    is the real deal from my German grandmother Esther Berg Ciesemier. (Last
    name used to be Ziesemeier.) Can't get more German than that!

    Growing up in Germany I've had both creamy and vinegar dressing. In the
    southern parts it's common to use a mixture of broth, vinegar and oil. Bacon
    is optional as are lots of other additions. Mayo or dairy-based dressings
    are more common in the North.

    So I'd say both are typical German but when I see "German potato salad" I
    expect the (superior!) version made without mayo.

    By the way, many German potato salad makers I've talked to swear that the
    marinade must be poured over the potatoes when they are still hot which has
    something to do with absorption of the marinade into the potato. Others
    prefer using potatoes that were cooked the day before, go figure.

    Really good with tarragon too...

    Andrew

  12. On Wed 17 May 2006 07:01:52a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it kilikini?

    Quoted message said:


    "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Wed 17 May 2006 04:28:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
    kilikini?

    Quoted message said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes
    left and right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I
    know that I can always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in
    about 4 weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    I love German potato salad!

    --
    Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬ ____________________

    I do too, Wayne, and I have never had a better recipe than this one. If
    you do an online search for German Potato Salad, all you get are recipes
    with mayo and mustard. Huh? That's not supposed to be in there! This
    recipe is the real deal from my German grandmother Esther Berg
    Ciesemier. (Last name used to be Ziesemeier.) Can't get more German
    than that!

    I've added your grandmother's name to the recipe. I especially like the
    proportions of the ingredients in this. Some German potato salads have a
    dressing/sauce that is too much like the consistency of gravy. This looks
    perfect and well-balanced for flavor and consistency. I'm really looking
    forward to making it.

    Do you have a preference for white or cider vinegar in this? I would be
    inclined to use cinder vinegar.

    --
    Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
    _____________________

  13. kilikini said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes left and
    right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I kno

    I hate to say this Kili, but can only be two reasons:
    1. Mom has some sort of age related dementia (not the least of which
    is Alzheimer's)
    2. She's not cooking much anymore and needs downsize her recipe
    collection (toss recipes)
    --

    Ham and eggs.
    A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

  14. jmcquown said:
    kilikini said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes
    left and right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I
    know that I can always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in
    about 4 weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    Ingredients:

    2 quarts red potatoes, peeled
    9 slices fried bacon
    1 cup chopped onion
    1/2 tsp. bacon drippings (corrected to 1/2 cup)
    2 Tbl. sugar
    2 Tbl. flour
    2 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. pepper
    1/2 tsp. celery seed
    1 cup water
    2/3 cup white or cider vinegar


    kili, when we talked yesterday you asked how this compares to my
    grandmother's version. This is very much like it. (She also made a mayo
    version which my dad preferred). In her vinegar version, the potatoes were
    still hot, diced (not sliced) and everything was tossed together mixed in
    and the potato salad was served hot. She never used cider vinegar.


    My mom made a hot "german" potato salad (once) that I loved and
    adored. She never replicated it - much to my dismay. If she used
    vinegar (which she did) it was cider. Oh, man was that stuff GOOD!
    --

    Ham and eggs.
    A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

  15. Here is a german exchange recipe site.
    I was taught to use chicken broth in german potato salad and was pleased
    to see one of the recipes included that.

    http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/6579/recipes/s1.html

  16. "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Wed 17 May 2006 07:01:52a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it kilikini?

    Quoted message said:


    "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Wed 17 May 2006 04:28:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
    kilikini?

    > Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes
    > left and right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I
    > know that I can always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in
    > about 4 weeks. :~)
    >
    > ------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    I love German potato salad!

    --
    Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬ ____________________

    I do too, Wayne, and I have never had a better recipe than this one. If
    you do an online search for German Potato Salad, all you get are recipes
    with mayo and mustard. Huh? That's not supposed to be in there! This
    recipe is the real deal from my German grandmother Esther Berg
    Ciesemier. (Last name used to be Ziesemeier.) Can't get more German
    than that!

    I've added your grandmother's name to the recipe. I especially like the
    proportions of the ingredients in this. Some German potato salads have a
    dressing/sauce that is too much like the consistency of gravy. This looks
    perfect and well-balanced for flavor and consistency. I'm really looking
    forward to making it.

    Do you have a preference for white or cider vinegar in this? I would be
    inclined to use cinder vinegar.

    --
    Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
    _____________________

    Well, that's what I asked my mom and she said she always made the recipe
    with white vinegar, but I'd be more inclined to use cider. Try both (in
    different batches, of course!) and see what you think is better. Honestly,
    this recipe spoiled me for any other German Potato salad; if it's not my
    grandma's, fohgettaboutit. :~)

    kili

  17. "sf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    kilikini said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes left


    and

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I kno

    I hate to say this Kili, but can only be two reasons:
    1. Mom has some sort of age related dementia (not the least of which
    is Alzheimer's)
    2. She's not cooking much anymore and needs downsize her recipe
    collection (toss recipes)
    --

    You nailed it on the second one, Barb. She's kind of going, well, I don't
    have anyone to cook for anymore so I'll never need this again...... I call
    her up for a recipe and she says she's tossed it. Some of my comfort foods
    are now gone. It's a shame.

    kili

  18. "sf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    jmcquown said:
    kilikini said:

    Sorry for the post, but my mom is tossing out my childhood recipes
    left and right (God only knows why!), so at least if I post this, I
    know that I can always Google it if I need it! And I'll need it in
    about 4 weeks. :~)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grandma C's German Potato Salad

    Ingredients:

    2 quarts red potatoes, peeled
    9 slices fried bacon
    1 cup chopped onion
    1/2 tsp. bacon drippings (corrected to 1/2 cup)
    2 Tbl. sugar
    2 Tbl. flour
    2 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. pepper
    1/2 tsp. celery seed
    1 cup water
    2/3 cup white or cider vinegar


    kili, when we talked yesterday you asked how this compares to my
    grandmother's version. This is very much like it. (She also made a


    mayo

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    version which my dad preferred). In her vinegar version, the potatoes


    were

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    still hot, diced (not sliced) and everything was tossed together mixed


    in

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    and the potato salad was served hot. She never used cider vinegar.


    My mom made a hot "german" potato salad (once) that I loved and
    adored. She never replicated it - much to my dismay. If she used
    vinegar (which she did) it was cider. Oh, man was that stuff GOOD!
    --

    Try this one. It can be served hot or cold, but I always liked it hot.

    kili

  19. Kili wrote about her mom tossing out recipes:

    Quoted message said:

    She's kind of going, well, I don't have anyone to cook for
    anymore so I'll never need this again...... I call her up
    for a recipe and she says she's tossed it. Some of my
    comfort foods are now gone. It's a shame.

    Kili, are you near enough to visit your mom and go through the recipes with
    her to save those she wants to pitch but you want to keep? Or can you ask
    her to send you the ones she plans to toss? When my husband died, and again
    when I downsized my home, my daughters came and rescued some of their
    favorites that I knew I'd not make again.

    Felice

  20. "Felice Friese" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Kili wrote about her mom tossing out recipes:

    Quoted message said:

    She's kind of going, well, I don't have anyone to cook for
    anymore so I'll never need this again...... I call her up
    for a recipe and she says she's tossed it. Some of my
    comfort foods are now gone. It's a shame.

    Kili, are you near enough to visit your mom and go through the recipes


    with

    Quoted message said:

    her to save those she wants to pitch but you want to keep? Or can you ask
    her to send you the ones she plans to toss? When my husband died, and


    again

    Quoted message said:

    when I downsized my home, my daughters came and rescued some of their
    favorites that I knew I'd not make again.

    Felice

    I wish! I'm in central Florida and she's all the way up in Wisconsin. I
    haven't seen my mom in years, actually. Before I moved to Florida a year
    and a half ago, I was in Hawaii. Before that I was in California. Time has
    its way of disappearing before you know it.

    kili

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