One of my mother’s oldest and most favorite cookbooks is written by the Ladies of St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in West Bend Wisconsin in 1949 and is titled “Our Favorite Recipes”.  This cookbook cost $1.50 and 15 cents for mailing and went through several editions.

Cover picture of a much loved cookbook

One of the most stained versions is the German Potato Salad recipe with handwritten in changes to the recipe to increase the amounts of the dressing.  Mom made this with young potatoes which were available in the early summer.

Ingredients

18 small potatoes

3 slices bacon cut in cubes

2 rounded tablespoons flour

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 cup vinegar (cider)

1 1/2 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

2 tablespoons salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 diced onion

Instructions

Boil the potatoes in salted water and cook until soft.  Peel and slice.

Fry bacon until golden brown.  Remove from pan.  To the bacon fat add the butter and onions and cook until onions are softened and browned.  Add flour.  Stir well and cook the flour to a roux.  Add the vinegar, water, sugar, salt and pepper and mix the flour until there are no lumps.  Let come to a boil and cook until it loses the floury taste.  Pour the dressing over the potatoes and fold in.  Sprinkle the bacon over the top.  

We ate this potato salad warm or at room temperature often in the summer.

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