Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 22 Jun 2008 05:21:50p, aem told us...

>> carrot and raisin salad. Grated carrot, raisins, mayonnaise, lemon
>> juice, all just by guess. I was surprised by how much mayo it
>> seemed to want. End product seems a little bland--maybe it'll
>> improve as it sits in the fridge waiting for supper. Or maybe one
>> of you can tell me how to give it a little pizzazz? -aem
>
> I don't like spices added to this salad. However, you can perk it up
> by subbing about 1/3 of the mayo with sour cream. A teaspoon or two
> of orange juice concentrate is nice, too. My mom sometimes added
> some crushed pineapple and thinned the mayo a bit with a small amount
> of pineapple juice.

My mother makes the *best* raisin salad (for whatever reason, that's
what it's called). Every holiday she is asked to bring it (by my
sisters-il).
I ask her, what do you put in here that makes it so good? She just gives
me that confused look ... carrots, raisins, mayonnaise. Okay, I haven't
managed to trick her out of her secret yet. (laugh) I guess she cuts the
carrots just right. I don't know.

nancy