Aunt Frances' German Potato Salad
"Take a guess at the quantities. Mom's directions liberally use the phrase "desired amount." Aunt Francis brought this to every shared family meal, and it was consistently a favorite by all of us."
- Ready In:
- 24hrs
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
1 batch
ingredients
directions
- Make this a day ahead of time.
- Cook desired amount of potatoes, chop into pieces and add desired amount of onion.
- Fry desired amount of bacon pieces until crisp.
- Drain; use some of the grease in salad for flavor.
- For dressing, make up the quantity needed, using the following proportions: 4 tablespoons sugar and 7 tablespoons vinegar.
- Heat, then pour over potatoes; add onion and bacon.
- Cover with foil and stir every hour or so.
- When ready to serve, it can be put in a very low oven to heat.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Thirty some years ago, mom published the first Hawman Family Cookbook to give each of her three daughters a way to carry our favorite recipes from childhood off into the next phase of our lives. I still have the original pages, straight from the typewriter, with traces of whited-out type showing through the corrected lines, and with drips and grease stains highlighting my favorite recipes.
With my own daughter now ready to head out on her own, it's time for an updated version complete with her favorites as well. I'm starting this project in January 2010, with a goal of completing the "new expanded edition" in time for Christmas presents in December. I'll be using Recipezaar to collect the recipes, but my hope is to publish my final book complete with the stories and pictures evoked by this memory book of family food. For that, I'm looking forward to countless conversations with my 81-year-old mother, sisters, and children as well as others in my extended family. Let the fun begin!
Noelle
