Pennsylvania Dutch Macaroni Salad Food

OLD FASHIONED LANCASTER COUNTY MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Right before draining, take a measuring cup and scoop out about a cup of that hot pasta water. Drain and let cool for a few minutes.
• Place macaroni in a large bowl and stir in celery, carrot and onion into macaroni.
• Dice whites of eggs into salad.
• To prepare dressing mash hard boiled egg yolks with mustard and blend well.
• Add sugar, mayonnaise, milk, vinegar and salt to egg and mustard mixture. Pour over macaroni and vegetables. Add about 1/4 cup of hot pasta water. Mixture will appear soupy.
• Chill well, preferably overnight before serving.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni in boiling water as directed on the package. Drain well, rinse the pasta in cold water and drain again. Place the cooked pasta in a large bowl. Add the hard-boiled egg, celery, and onion to the pasta and mix well. In another bowl, combine the salad dressing, mustard, vinegar, sugar, and salt. Mix well. Stir the dressing mixture into the pasta so the pasta is coated with the dressing. Cover the bowl and chill the macaroni salad for at least 2 hours before serving. If the pasta is dry after chilling, add additional salad dressing as needed.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni noodles. Rinse with cold water and drain.
• Dice the celery and onion.
• Chop the hard boiled eggs.
• In a large bowl, combine the cooked and cooled macaroni, diced celery and onion, and chopped eggs.
• In a separate bowl mix together the Miracle Whip, mustard, sugar, and vinegar.
• Fold the dressing mixture into the macaroni bowl.
• Sprinkle with celery seed.
• Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

SWEET AMISH MACARONI SALAD (DONE MY WAY)

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni according to directions, drain well.
• While pasta is cooking mix up all the dressing ingredients till well blended and set aside.
• Chop up all the veggies.
• When macaroni has cooled and drained well mix in the dressing (add all of it if you like very creamy salad.if you don't like a lot of dressing leave out about 1/2-3/4 c of the dressing. Remember that as it sets it will soak up some of the dressing.
• Refrigerate for at least one hour, the longer you let it set the better the flavor. Overnight is not to long! Servings are approximately Does not include cook time or the chill time.