jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> 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
Grin, I make a German version too that is served warm but leftovers are
fine cold.
One of the things I hate about other folks Potato or coleslaws, is when
they add sugar. To me, that is just 'wrong tasting'.
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