Fred/Libby Barclay wrote:
> I've never lived anywhere other than the South, and I can tell you I
> never had homemade potato salad with mustard in it. It was potatoes,
> celery, mayo, hard boiled eggs, some dill or paprika, s&p.
> Some would add some grated onion, dill pickles or sweet pickles, and
> maybe some vinegar.......but, I never had the bright yellow stuff they
> pass off as potato salad growing up.
>
> I have German friends, and their potato salad is nothing like ours.
> It has no mayo, has tomatoes and squeezed out salted, drained cukes
> and bacon. I think it did have mustard in it and sour cream, It was
> distasteful to me, and I ate it only to be polite. It was always
> served room temp.
>
> Libby

I usually make German potato salad. That's my favorite. No sour cream, no
mustard. It's red potatoes, bacon, onion, celery seed, sugar, water and
vinegar, basically. The recipe I use is from my grandmother and it's
probably at least 100 years old, if not more. It can be served hot or cold.

kili