German
Potato Salad
1 lb bacon
2 tsp celery seed
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
4 tsp flour
1 cup vinegar
4 tsp sugar
1 cup water
3 tsp salt
12 cups potatoes, cooked &chopped
Pepper and parsley to taste
Cook bacon til
crisp; drain (reserving 1/2 cup fat), and crumble. Cook onion and
celery in fat until just tender. Blend in flour, sugar, salt, celery
seed, and pepper to taste.
Add vinegar
and water. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Add bacon and
potatoes; heat thoroughly, tossing lightly so as not to break up
the potato slices. Garnish with parsley.
Can be served
warm or chilled, but you taste the bacon fat a bit more when it's
chilled.