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Marie Bowles

German Potato Salad

5lbs Red Potatoes (or all purpose white, no Idaho)

1 pound bacon

1‐1/2 cup onions, diced, for cooking

Flour to thicken grease

3/4 cup vinegar (or less to taste preference)

1/2 cup sugar (or more to taste preference)

1 small onion chopped (raw)

Celery seed, Salt and Pepper to taste (or leave out)

Hard boiled egg slices for garnish

Paprika

1. Cook potatoes until done (fork jabs easily), let cool, and then remove skins and cut
into small chunks.

2. Cut bacon into small pieces and cook with 1‐1/2 cup diced onions in a skillet until

done.

3. Next add in enough flour to thicken grease, stir with fork until mixture is smooth
then add in 3/4 cup vinegar (or less to taste preference.)

4. Reduce to a simmer, add 1/2 cup sugar (or more to taste preference) Sauce will

thicken some more.

5. Place diced potatoes in a bowl and add raw onion.

6. Sprinkle with celery seed, salt and pepper, to taste preference (or not at all)

7. Pour sauce over potatoes toss to coat potatoes and raw onions.

8. Garnish top of potato salad with slices of hard boiled eggs and sprinkle with paprika
powder lightly.

9. Serve Hot.