German Potato Salad

By dorchuk

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb bacon
• 1 medium onion
• 1/2 C celery
• 1 1/2 C water
• 1/4 C flour plus 1 T
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 C sugar
• 1/2 C vinegar
• 3 lb red salad potatoes
• 3 eggs hard boiled (if desired)

Preparation

Step 1

Cook and peel red potatoes.
Fry bacon crisp then cup up (save drippings)
Mix drained bacon in with potatoes
Use 1/2 C of bacon drippings or what is left after frying bacon
Stir into drippings, flour and then sugar, salt, add water, vinegar, celery and onion
Bring to a boil for 5 minutes
Pour over potatoes and stir
Cut up hard boiled eggs on top if desired
Serve warm