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Hot Bacon-Potato Salad

Hot Bacon-Potato Salad
Amber Erskine
Hartland, VT

This salad is just right for toting to a family get-together or social.

1/4 lb. bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled and drippings reserved
3/4 c. celery, sliced
1/2 c. onion, chopped
1-1/2 T. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. water
1/3 c. vinegar
2 T. sugar
1-1/2 t. salt
1 t. mustard
1/4 t. celery seed
4 c. potatoes, peeled, cooked and sliced

Heat reserved drippings over medium heat in a large skillet. Add celery
and onion; cook until tender. Add remaining ingredients except potatoes
and bacon; cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Fold in potatoes
and bacon; heat through. Serve warm. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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