This is the time of year that our minds start to think about deep cleaning as well as other methods for improving our homes and with the weather so nice outside we want to spend a lot of time out there also.  This means that we start to look for recipes for quick and easy meals, sandwiches especially.  Here are a few recipes for sandwich material.

Potato Salad

Peel and boil some potatoes, the amount depends on how much you want to make.  Try six large potatoes.  Cut them into cubes and boil them, but do not let them get very soft.  If you do, your potatoes will become mushy, more like mashed potatoes and this is not the consistency that you want.  If they break easily then they are too soft.  Put eggs into the potato water to boil, about two or three.  When done, drain the water out of the potatoes and cool the eggs by running them under cold water.  Peel and dice these into the potatoes.  Chop up some onions and add those in.  Some people like pickle relish in theirs, so add this if you are one of those.  Salt and pepper to taste, although it’s my opinion that the salt should be added to the potato water while boiling so that it seeps into the potatoes rather than just being on top.   Put in one or two tablespoons of mayonnaise, depending on the amount of potatoes that you cooked, start out with one.  If that seems to be enough, then squirt in some regular yellow mustard.  Mix together but don’t mash it up.  The mustard is probably about two tablespoons.  The mustard turns the salad yellow and adds flavor.  This is the recipe that my family always uses and everyone that eats it says it is the best that they have ever had.  I don’t put relish into mine but my Mother put it into hers.  In my opinion the relish makes it sweet and I don’t care for it that way.

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