On 8/4/2017 11:49 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 04 Aug 2017 04:03:15a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 8/3/2017 9:56 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Thu 03 Aug 2017 05:45:46p, jmcquown told us...
>>>>>
>>>> It's silly. Vegetarians seem to need a platform. What do I
>>>> care if someone only wants to eat vegetables? I don't care. I
>>>> eat lots of vegetables. Quite often without any meat. Just
>>>> don't pretend this stuff is meat, because it isn't.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Some practices are just plain silly. Years ago my work group had
>>> a pot luck in the park. It was a large group and there were many
>>> dishes, including meats that some brouht to grill. I brought a
>>> large bean and vegetable salad. There was one couple who were
>>> vegan, but I didn't know it. The husband asked me what was in
>>> the salad because it looked so good. I gave him a rundown of
>>> what it contained and he asked what I had dressed it with. I
>>> hadn't made an actual dressing, but had drizzled two tablespoons
>>> of bacon drippings, some vinegar, and various herbs, and salt,
>>> pepper, and a teaspoon of two of sugar. He replied that in that
>>> case they couldn't eat it even though it looked so good. By the
>>> expession on his face, you'd have thought I had added poison to
>>> it. Their loss. There wasn't a spoonful left by the time we
>>> finished eating.
>>>
>> They definitely would not have eaten my grandma's German potato
>> salad.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Jill, unless it's a family secret, would you mind posting your
> grandma's German Potato Salad recipe?
>
> TIA
>
No family secrets here. I'd have to dig through some old recipe boxes
to find it. There's really nothing special about it except it does
involve crumbled bacon and vinegar and it's served warm. <shrug>

Jill