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Famil Recipe Friday - Sissy's Mashed Tater Salad

While I was living in Germany, an American friend attended a party at our house, and she had provided the potato salad for the event.

This was my introduction to “Mashed Potato Salad”. I was raised with a more German or traditional American potato salad, which is quite chunky to say the least! So this was unusual, both for me, and the other Americans at our party. However, I did find it an enjoyable change of pace from the norm and expected, so on occasion I have been known to make this “mashed” version.

As my children were growing up, on each of their birthdays I allowed them to decide what they would like for a birthday dinner. My youngest, Crystal, as a child and teen, always requested the “Mashed Potato Salad”, and the name slowly changed about to “Sissy’s Mashed Tater Salad”, in honor of her.

It’s been a few years since she requested it, but I think I may have to make some. Just for “old time" sake!



Sissy's Mashed Tater Salad

Ingredients:

2-pounds potatoes of choice

1/2 cup whole milk

chopped bread and butter sweet pickles

2 eggs - chopped

4- tablespoons mayonnaise

1-1/2 teaspoons - mustard

1/2-teaspoon sugar

salt to taste

paprika

Directions:

Boil potatoes in salted water until fork tender. Drain. In a large bowl, mash potatoes with the milk, until creamy texture.

Add pickles and eggs and mix well.

In a separate bowl, mix mayonnaise, mustard, sugar and salt to taste.

Pour this mixture over the potatoes and mix well.

Sprinkle paprika over all.

Chill at least 2 hours before serving.

You can mold this salad in a gelatin mold for a presentation if desired.

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Treasure Chest Thursday - Henry's Cabinets

Henry Condar Dreher, Jr. [1902-1977] was a carpenter extraordinaire. He not only built houses, but was a master cabinetmaker, as well. Above is one of a pair of hanging corner cabinets that he made my Mother back in the 1960's. The workmanship is absolutely gorgeous! [That's his portrait hanging to the right of the cabinet.]

When I was growing up, Mother had these hanging in the dining room corners, facing one another. Today they hang in her living room, once more facing one another. In one she has some of her favorite scupltures, and in this one a tea service from Germany.

Henry was my grandfather.

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Wordless Wednesday - Dreher Family - About 1928

Tombstone Tuesday - Elizabeth Parkin

Elisabeth Parkin

1779 - 1867

Eizabeth Parkin was born to John Tuckwiller [1752-1832] and Catherine Riffe [1762-1823] on 08 Nov 1779 in Greenbrier County, {West] Virginia.

She married Reverend Samuel Parkin [1778-1854] on 15 Sept 1812 in Greenbrier County. She went on to be the mother of 9 known children:

Cathy [1813-1813]

Joseph [1814-1817]

Nancy [1815-1892]

Elizabeth [1817-1905]

John [1819-1887]

Ballard [b. 1819]

Rachel [1823-1857]

Margaret [1826-1891]

Catherne [1826-1902]

Elizabeth died on 28 Jul 1867, and is buried at Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church Cemetery, located at Fort Spring, WV. Her husband was the first burial in the cemetery, and was a long time minister of the church.