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Default Devilled Egg Potatro Salad

On Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 10:31:01 AM UTC-4, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 06/06/2021 13:57, heyjoe wrote:
> > S Viemeister wrote:
> >
> >> I've _never_ added sugar to potato salad. I make it the way my mother
> >> did, and hers would be ruined by the addition of sweet stuff.

> >
> > Use Miracle Whip instead of mayonnaise and there's little need for
> > (extra) sugar.
> >

> Don't like Miracle Whip, it's too sweet, and I don't see the need for
> _any_ sugar in potato salad.


Ah, well. I thin out the mayonnaise with vinegar, then add just
a touch of sugar to bring the flavors back into balance.

My grandmother used Miracle Whip _and_ sugar, but I doubt I could
eat her potato salad anymore. Even if she were alive to make it.

Cindy Hamilton