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Default Egg Salad -- What do you put in your egg salad?

"l not -l" > wrote in message
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> On 29-Jan-2018, "Cheri" > wrote:
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>> "l not -l" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > On 29-Jan-2018, "Cheri" > wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:52:05 -0500, Boron Elgar
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:40:35 -0700, U.S. Janet B.
>> >> >
>> >> >>wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>I'm kinda bored and am thinking I might try something
>> >> >>>different in my
>> >> >>>egg salad. I've made my honey rye flake bread today and
>> >> >>>egg
>> >> >>>salad
>> >> >>>sandwiches is on the menu. What goes into your egg
>> >> >>>salad?
>> >> >>>Janet US
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Egg, mayo, S&P. I never get exotic with egg salad,
>> >> >>although I
>> >> >>have
>> >> >>been known to layer an ES sandwich with a slice or 3 of
>> >> >>bacon.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm with Boron. Eggs, mayo, and S&P only. And it has to be
>> >> > real mayo
>> >> > (I use Hellmans) - no Miracle whip or other "salad
>> >> > dressing."
>> >> >
>> >> > If you use something like Miracle Whip, the egg salad will
>> >> > separate
>> >> > because you are basically adding water. I find also that
>> >> > diced celery
>> >> > or onion will "weep" and add water.
>> >> >
>> >> > Same thing with tuna and salmon salad.
>> >> >
>> >> > Doris
>> >>
>> >> I don't find that to be true with the chopped celery and
>> >> onion,
>> >> but I don't
>> >> keep it long, usually make what I'm using for the day.
>> >>
>> >> Cheri
>> > +1
>> > I only make egg salad in an amount I expect to use
>> > immediately.
>> >
>> > I do not care for tuna and salmon salad, so have no idea what
>> > they do. I do greatly enjoy shrimp salad and find it weepy
>> > no
>> > matter what is added, therefore only make small quantities
>> > for
>> > immediate use.

>>
>> I do like tuna salad, but not really salmon salad. I don't
>> believe I've ever
>> had shrimp salad that was akin to egg salad, I usually put
>> shrimp in a green
>> salad, but I bet it would be good.
>>
>> Cheri

> Back when such things were the norm, I first encountered shrimp
> salad in the restaurant of one of our major department stores
> (Stix, Baer and Fuller, later merged with Dillards). They had an
> outstanding shrimp salad sandwich on toasted cheese bread. The
> shrimp salad was pretty straightforward to duplicate; but, I have
> never quite been able to make an equal to their cheese bread.
>
> I can only thing of one department store in the area today that
> has a restaurant. Then again, I rarely shop department stores
> these days and may not be a reliable source of their current
> amenities.
>
> --
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The shrimp salad sandwich sounds really good. I haven't been in department
stores for a very long time either, I believe the last one was Dillard's in
Stockton, but I never looked for a restaurant so I don't know if they do.

Cheri

Cheri