On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:47:31 -0600, Elaine Parrish >
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>On Fri, 23 Dec 2005, Ranee Mueller wrote:
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>> In article
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>> Elaine Parrish > wrote:
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>> > What beautiful potato salad they would make if they stay purple. I'm
>> > always trying to add things to potato salad that will give it some color.
>> > White on white on white is not very pretty to look at.
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>> Around the 4th of July, I make a red white and blue potato salad with
>> mixed potatoes. They stay red and blue and white. I use a vinaigrette,
>> rather than a mayonaise based dressing, and it is very cool looking.
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>> Regards,
>> Ranee
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>> Remove do not & spam to e-mail me.
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>> "She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13
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>> http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
>> http://talesfromthekitchen.blogspot.com/
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>What a neat idea! Are the red potatoes red because of leaving the jackets
>on? And white by taking the jackets off or do you use a white baking
>potato?
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>These blue/purple potatoes... Do they come in varying shades or is this
>like calling a "red" onion, a purple onion (no difference, just
>terminology)?
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>Do they have a name, like "Russet" or "Idaho Baking Potato" or something
>that I can ask my grocer about?
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>I've been experimenting with vinaigrettes. (I have an "aw, man, where's
>the mayonnaise????" family <g>). Do you have one you really like with
>potato salad that you'd share?
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>Thank you!
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>Elaine, too

I just checked Pinetree Nurseries and they have "All Blue" and "All
Red." There may be many others.
www.superseeds.com

Check under Spring Items.

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