Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon 22 May 2006 02:47:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Victor
> Sack?
>
> > kilikini > wrote:
> >
> >> I do too, Wayne, and I have never had a better recipe than this one.
> >> If you do an online search for German Potato Salad, all you get are
> >> recipes with mayo and mustard. Huh? That's not supposed to be in
> >> there!
> >
> > Nonsense. I see I have to repost some of what I posted before...
[snip]
> > The recipe you posted appears to be a version of some of Bavarian potato
> > salads, particularly those from the Franken region.
[snip]
> > Moving to the north, you will find mayo being used more often in potato
> > salads. Rhineland versions are made with homemade mayo. The versions to
> > the north and east of the Rhine may or may not contain mayo and are
> > often more complicated and made with a lot of additional or alternative
> > ingredients, particularly mustard, sour cream, sausages, other meats,
> > herring, etc., often combining them.
[snip]

> Nonsense, indeed, Victor. Neither Kilikini nor I live in Germany,

Eh, do you have a problem with reading comprehension? Kilikini may not
live in Germany, but she has very clearly indicated she was talking
about a particularly *German* recipe, coming from her *German*-born (and
presumably -bred) grandmother. Here is her text again, to jog your
obviously failing memory:

> nor do
> you live in the US.

Are you always that presumptuous? I may not live in the USA now, but I
have lived there before, if only for a short time. Yet, in that short
time, and even though I was in no position finacially to go out to eat
more than a couple of times every few months, I did see and taste a
couple of "German Potato Salads" made with either mustard or mayo (but
not both together, if memory serves). What gives? Not that it matters,
obviously.

> In the US there is definitely a style of potato salad
> known as "German Potato Salad", with variations, of course. You'll find
> recipes with that title in many American cookbooks. It may not be
> authentic, it may not be German, but it is what is known here, like it or
> not.

And again, not that it matters in the least, you'll find recipes with
that title containing mustard or mayo just as easily - why, Kilikini
indicated as much above. Here are some links, as an example:

<http://www.askyourneighbor.com/recipes/043.htm> KATIE SCHROEDER'S
GERMAN POTATO SALAD (from General Motors Executive Dining Room -
1960's)... contains mayo and sour cream.

<http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...D_9936_26990,0
0.html> German Potato Salad, Bobby Flay... contains mustards seeds.

<http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/20100> House &
Garden, February 1957, Eloise Davison... contains mustard.

<http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=recipe4908>
Warm German Potato Salad, Martha Stewart... contains mustard.

Victor