Nancy Young said...

> 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


nancy,

Good annecdote! <VBG>

Andy