Our Mom's Potato Salad Dressing

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By Barbara Howard
@sewgrandmother

My mom now has Alzheimer, so my sister and I are copying her recipes for the next generation of our family. This is not the exact, but it is a close as I can get it. Mom just dumped ingredients in. I guess that is the sign of a good cook, I always have to measure exactly.

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1/2 c: milk
1/2 c: sugar
1/4 c: vinegar
1: egg
4 Tbsp: butter
1 Tbsp: cornstarch
3/4 tsp: salt
3/4 tsp: celery seed
1/4 tsp: dry mustard
1/4 c: onions, chopped
1/4 c: mayonnaise

How to Make Our Mom's Potato Salad Dressing

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1In saucepan combine butter and cornstarch. Add milk, sugar, vinegar, salt, celery seed, mustard and cook until thick. In a separate bowl, beat an egg well with a fork and gradually add 1/2 of the hot mixture to the egg. Then return to remaining hot mixture and cook a few more minutes. Remove from heat. Add onion and mayonnaise. Add 1 or 2 hard
boiled sliced eggs and sweet relish to potatoes. You might have a add a little more mayonnaise.

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