PICNICS! 

I've tried most, if not all of these, myself and can say this: You'll be glad you tried them, too!

 

Edie's Cole Slaw

Ingredients:

1 or more heads fresh cabbage     Granulated sugar

Miracle Whip Salad Dressing       Mayonnaise

Celery seed

(Several shredded carrots and half a cup of raisins optional)

Instructions:

Discard tough outer leaves of cabbage.

Several small cabbages will have less core than larger heads.

Slice heads into wedges, then slice into shreds.

Pick out the waxy white core pieces; they don't digest.

Sprinkle several teaspoons of sugar over the cabbage.

Use half Miracle Whip, half mayonnaise to desired texture; start with ½ cup each.

Blend well and sprinkle crushed celery seed on top.

Refrigerate before serving.

Cyndy's Macaroni Salad

Ingredients:

1 box elbow macaroni         1 small onion

1 green bell pepper             1 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup chopped spanish olives with pimentos

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Cook macaroni to bite tender; pour into colander, rinse with cold water, and drain well.

Put mayonnaise in a large measuring cup. (I like to use half mayo and half Miracle Whip.)

Chop olives and pepper very fine; stir into mayonnaise.

Grate onion into mayonnaise/pepper/olive mixture, mix well.

Pour mayonnaise/vegetable mixture over macaroni in large bowl; stir gently until well-coated.

Salt and pepper to taste; chill well before serving.

Favorite Potato Salad

Ingredients:

9 or 10 eastern potatoes         1 small onion

1/2 cup each Miracle Whip salad dressing and mayonnaise

1/4 cup (or less) vinegar         3 stalks celery

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Scrub potatoes well, cover with water in large pot, bring to full boil and reduce heat to gentle boil. Cook covered about 45 minutes or till fork goes through easily.

Remove potatoes from water and let cool just enough to handle.

Peel skins with paring knife and cut into bite size pieces.

Grate onion over warm potates and add vinegar.

Chop celery very fine, add to potatoes, mix gently.

Add Miracle Whip and mayonnaise, stir well.

Salt and pepper to taste; refrigerate, covered, till serving.

Lynn's Tangy Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup ketchup           1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)

1/4 cup salad oil       1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 T cider vinegar     1 tsp. regular mustard

2 tsps. crumbled dry parsley

Instructions:

NOTE: All ingredients are approximate and may be adjusted to your preference.

Mix all ingredients in saucepan over low heat.

Continue cooking, stirring often, until slightly thickened.

Taste as you go for desired tanginess.

Use to baste ribs or chicken.

French Dressing

Ingredients:

2 T. ketchup               2 T. sugar

2 T. salad oil               2 T. vinegar

1 T. grated onion       salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a shaker jar.

Shake well for several minutes or until sugar is dissolved.

Great emergency salad dressing, stores well.

Drunk Wieners

Ingredients:

1 or 2 lbs. Oscar Meyer wieners

1 12 ounce can or bottle Coors light beer

1 bottle Heinz chili sauce

1 lb. light brown sugar

Instructions:

Cut hotdogs in quarters and add other ingredients after sugar has melted.

Bring to a simmer in heavy pot and cook until hotdogs appear done, approximately 15-30 minutes.

May place in crock pot on "low" after cooking to keep warm. These go FAST so make plenty!

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