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It's Potato Salad time
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hooverwheelaway
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Jeeeezus!
That's ... I'm at a loss for words...
That's ... I'm at a loss for words...
Good Lord. All those poor WW II service men seeing this in a movie. I bet Salt Peter was needed in vats for weeks aferwards.
I'm with little Fred - Holly Cow is all I can say!
maytagbear
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Now that's
flexible!
Incidentally, I do not put hard-cooked egg in my potato salad.
Just potatoes, celery, onion, dill pickle, and enough Hellman's mayonnaise to get the job done. Salt and pepper, too.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
flexible!
Incidentally, I do not put hard-cooked egg in my potato salad.
Just potatoes, celery, onion, dill pickle, and enough Hellman's mayonnaise to get the job done. Salt and pepper, too.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
sudsmaster
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Isnt' that pretzel salad?
A girl could hurt herself making moves like that...
A girl could hurt herself making moves like that...
spankomatic
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I'll bet they always won the game of TWISTER.
toggleswitch2
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I like *German* potato salad with oil and vinegar.
~I bet Salt Peter was needed in vats for weeks afterwards.
Not really; the G.I.s had each-other.
~I bet Salt Peter was needed in vats for weeks afterwards.
Not really; the G.I.s had each-other.
polkanut
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Steve, you are a very bad boy!!!
whirlcool
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When I saw that, I just thought "Consider the possibilities...."
With the way people thought back in the 40's, I am surprised that act wasn't considered obscene. Those girls sure had balance!
With the way people thought back in the 40's, I am surprised that act wasn't considered obscene. Those girls sure had balance!
panthera
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Americans were far
less prude in the early 1940's than under the reign of the christianists.
I can remember conversations with friends of my parents who were young in the 1920's. They lamented the death of freedom and fun in society.
I know exactly how they feel - I left the US just before Aids ruined everything and Ronnie Rayguns, together with the christianists seized power. Coming back to the 'States every few years over the last 25 you really noticed the differences.
Other ex-pats said the same thing, too.
The US today is a breath of fresh air compared to the last decades. At this rate, we may reach the freedom of the 1920's again...about the time we're all in our 70's.
less prude in the early 1940's than under the reign of the christianists.
I can remember conversations with friends of my parents who were young in the 1920's. They lamented the death of freedom and fun in society.
I know exactly how they feel - I left the US just before Aids ruined everything and Ronnie Rayguns, together with the christianists seized power. Coming back to the 'States every few years over the last 25 you really noticed the differences.
Other ex-pats said the same thing, too.
The US today is a breath of fresh air compared to the last decades. At this rate, we may reach the freedom of the 1920's again...about the time we're all in our 70's.
sudsmaster
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I thought that "solid" was a slang term of the day for something that was "good".
I didn't think it meant potato salad with whole boiled eggs in it.
But then I don't know what potato salad has to do with contortionism.
I didn't think it meant potato salad with whole boiled eggs in it.
But then I don't know what potato salad has to do with contortionism.
sudsmaster
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I got interested in the lyrics.
They were written by Don Raye, who also wrote the lyrics to such hits as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", and "Cow-cow Boogie".
I think the music to "Solid Potato Salad" was by his usual collaborator, Gene de Paul, but not sure of that.
Nat King Cole also recorded the song - with more boogie than Andrews Sisters swing to it.
Still don't know just what was meant by the term "Solid Potato Salad", but Raye also used the term in another song, as "four solid". My guess is that at the time the term "solid" was slang for "real". It's still used as slang today, but more to indicate a favor, as in, "Do me a solid".
They were written by Don Raye, who also wrote the lyrics to such hits as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", and "Cow-cow Boogie".
I think the music to "Solid Potato Salad" was by his usual collaborator, Gene de Paul, but not sure of that.
Nat King Cole also recorded the song - with more boogie than Andrews Sisters swing to it.
Still don't know just what was meant by the term "Solid Potato Salad", but Raye also used the term in another song, as "four solid". My guess is that at the time the term "solid" was slang for "real". It's still used as slang today, but more to indicate a favor, as in, "Do me a solid".
Geeze you can't even post a fun thread about potato salad without it being ruined with Christianst rant for fuck sakes
Keven you're like a scratched record
Keven you're like a scratched record
You should read about Michael Phelps.. Double-jointed elbows, knees and ankles, size 14 flippers etc, the man is a human dolphin. Oh and he smokes pot too, another +1 in my book.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/olympics/bal-sp.phelps09mar09,0,7665681.story
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/olympics/bal-sp.phelps09mar09,0,7665681.story
sudsmaster
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Yes, Phelps is a bit of a freak, physically. His double jointedness allows him to be more efficient in the water... he can turn his feet straight back so that there is less drag in the water. And his unusually long arms give him even more of a power stroke.
I'll bet that kept quite a few of the boys warm in their foxholes!
whirlaway
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So right!
Thank you Petek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Petek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gyrafoam
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You go PeteK!
I rest my case.
I rest my case.
pturo
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and the commies liked red potato salad, I suppose, in those days?
Red potato salad with vodka dill mustard dressing and pickled string beans.(acutally, it is good)
Red potato salad with vodka dill mustard dressing and pickled string beans.(acutally, it is good)
rayjay
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Patriotic Potato Salad
PATRIOTIC POTATO SALAD
14 small new red potatoes, scrubbed clean
6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and halved
1 medium-size carrot, peeled and grated
2 medium-size scallions, thinly sliced
3 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
1 Tbsp. caraway seeds
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
Directions:
Heat a medium-size saucepan of water to boiling. Add the potatoes and cook just until tender, 20-25 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut in half. Combine the eggs, potatoes, carrot, and scallions in a large bowl. Add the dill, parsley, caraway, salt and pepper and gently toss to combine. Mix the sour cream and mayonnaise and gently fold into the potato mixture. Refrigerate the salad several hours before serving to allow flavors to blend.
NOTES: You can peel and cut the potatoes smaller if you wish. I also cut the eggs up smaller. If you do not like caraway seeds, these can be left out, (but they really give a nice flavor). I have also added some finely chopped celery. The equal parts of sour cream and mayo are really nice. The sour cream cuts down the heaviness of the mayo and makes it creamy. Generally for the recipe above I use around 5 lbs of potatoes, For family picnics and gatherings, I have made up to 15lbs of potatoes. It is always a great hit. I think the dill and parsley do it.
This is a wonderful potato salad for any occasion, especially picnics! It is even better the next day. The authors of the cookbook explain the name came from the fact that the salad ...creates a confetti effect that anticipates a celebration. Enjoy!
You have to try this recipe. It always gets great reviews.
PATRIOTIC POTATO SALAD
14 small new red potatoes, scrubbed clean
6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and halved
1 medium-size carrot, peeled and grated
2 medium-size scallions, thinly sliced
3 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
1 Tbsp. caraway seeds
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
Directions:
Heat a medium-size saucepan of water to boiling. Add the potatoes and cook just until tender, 20-25 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut in half. Combine the eggs, potatoes, carrot, and scallions in a large bowl. Add the dill, parsley, caraway, salt and pepper and gently toss to combine. Mix the sour cream and mayonnaise and gently fold into the potato mixture. Refrigerate the salad several hours before serving to allow flavors to blend.
NOTES: You can peel and cut the potatoes smaller if you wish. I also cut the eggs up smaller. If you do not like caraway seeds, these can be left out, (but they really give a nice flavor). I have also added some finely chopped celery. The equal parts of sour cream and mayo are really nice. The sour cream cuts down the heaviness of the mayo and makes it creamy. Generally for the recipe above I use around 5 lbs of potatoes, For family picnics and gatherings, I have made up to 15lbs of potatoes. It is always a great hit. I think the dill and parsley do it.
This is a wonderful potato salad for any occasion, especially picnics! It is even better the next day. The authors of the cookbook explain the name came from the fact that the salad ...creates a confetti effect that anticipates a celebration. Enjoy!
You have to try this recipe. It always gets great reviews.
