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June 28, 2018

Grandma’s potato salad, apple caramel cobbler, lemon mousse

By Melanie Behrens

These are summer recipes. Hope you enjoy them.
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Grandma’s potato salad
8 russet potatoes
3 celery stalks, diced
diced dill pickles, to taste
diced red onion
8 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
salt and pepper
Rinse and scrub excess dirt off potatoes. Stab each potato with a f...

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