Comments on: Eudora Welty’s potato salad

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:23:51 +0000

In reply to jenniferneri. Jennifer, bacon in potato salad is delicious. As is bacon in anything, of course.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:16:20 +0000

In reply to Richard Gilbert. Richard, I like the chopped dill pickles and onions idea. Wonderful that making the chicken brought memories of your mother. Very Proustian!

By: jenniferneri

jenniferneri — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:51:58 +0000

I’ve never had bacon in potato salad before…..i think my hubby would love that. yummy looking photo 🙂

By: Richard Gilbert

Richard Gilbert — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:45:20 +0000

My mouth is watering. Earlier this summer, for my wife’s family reunion, I made my Mom’s potato salad for the first time in over a decade. It’s also a southern recipe, and similar to Eudora’s, except we use chopped dill pickles and chopped onion, and mayonnaise but no mustard. Lots of bacon on top. People loved it, and I was amazed to experience again how awesome homemade potato salad can be! Of course, it’s a rare treat now that I’m middle-aged, but I’ll surely make it again next summer for the reunion.

And I must be on a roll because yesterday I fried chicken and made gravy. I had not fried chicken myself maybe ever. I was thinking of Mom as I cooked and wishing I could call her. The chicken, fried in olive oil, was delicious. My gravy was good too but I’d spiced the chicken over the flour, and I’d used cayenne, black pepper, salt, and paprika, and it was too hot for my son, who ate four pieces of chicken. Somewhere I think Mom was smiling.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:19:46 +0000

In reply to Terresa Wellborn. I know--yum.

By: Terresa Wellborn

Terresa Wellborn — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:04:17 +0000

Bacon in a potato salad? I’m there.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:44:52 +0000

In reply to Lisa Kenney. Ha : )

By: cynthia

cynthia — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:37:52 +0000

In reply to Lauren. Thanks, Lauren. I thought you might enjoy this.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:43:12 +0000

In reply to Fred Bubbers. I was surprised too, Fred. Love the Joyce quote--thanks : )

By: Lisa Kenney

Lisa Kenney — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:13:22 +0000

I love this — and of course you may recall my feelings about potato salad. I’d try this one.