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.

This is similar to how I make potato salad and I am a northerner.
Potatoes, celery, onion, mayo, splash of vinegar and s&p. When I was
young - idaho or russet - these days - red skinned.


>
> 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 have had a hot German potato salad - sliced red potatoes, bacon
crumbles and a nice oil and vinegar type dressing. Very nice.

Tracy