Serene Vannoy wrote:
> Serene Vannoy wrote:
>> Billy wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> @@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format
>>>
>>> Carla's Macaroni Salad
>>>
>>> pasta, salads
>>>
>>> 16 oz macaroni cooked
>>> 1 pint mayonnaise
>>> 1 can eagle condensed milk
>>> 1 cup vinegar
>>> 4 carrots, grated
>>> 1 onion, chopped
>>> 1 pepper, chopped
>>>
>>
>> I posted a pic of the ingredients on abf. Now to put it all together.
>> Oy. The things I do for you people. ;-)
>
> Well, I'd say my onion and pepper were more diced than chopped, but I
> followed the recipe exactly other than that (I even weighed out 16.0
> ounces of macaroni on my kitchen scale).
>
> I did whisk the dressing ingredients together before pouring them over
> the salad ingredients, but I think that's just common sense. I tasted
> the dressing before pouring it, and it wasn't as sweet as I thought it'd
> be -- more like a commercial coleslaw dressing with too much vinegar in
> it. Sweet, but more vinegary than sweet. The completed salad's
> supposed to sit overnight, and I think that's good, because it seems WAY
> too soupy at the moment, as though there is twice as much dressing as
> there should be.
>
> The salad entirely filled my 10.8-cup storage container.
>
> I took a little taste of the salad before putting it in the fridge, and
> honestly, it's not much sweeter than grocery-store macaroni salad (the
> stuff with all the ubiquitous corn syrup in it, I'm sure). We'll see how
> it tastes tomorrow, after the onions have a chance to temper things and
> the dressing soaks in some.
>
> Either way, I'm not sure I'll actually LIKE it, but it's edible even
> now, and is supposed to sit overnight, so we'll see. I'll post my review
> tomorrow and let you know how the family liked it, as well. Well, not
> James, because he doesn't like macaroni salad at all and is unlikely to
> taste it.
>
> Serene
>
>
Ah, so this would seem to be an attempt to simplify a boiled
dressing.

I don't like those sweet cole slaws and macaroni salads at all.

--
Jean B.