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Thanks both James and Rob.  Ironically, I had not thought of this type 
of salad.  Rob, the recipe you listed seems to have a lot of sugar in 
it.  Does that serve a purpose in the recipe other than sweetening the 
vinegar?  What do you think the taste would be should I cut the sugar in 
half?


> Bev,
>
> Recipes per se are odious.  But just as a general principle, in the summer 
> we make a pasta dish by, of course, cooking the pasta and then adding 
> something that has oil so the pasta doesn't dry out ... olive oil is my favorite 
> but mayonaise or grape seed oil or some such does well too.  Then add some 
> green herb such as dill or cilantro.  Then some cold raw veggies from the 
> garden ... tomatoes, cukes, summer squash, kohlrabi, etc.   It's also good to 
> cut up some garlic scallions or onion scallions in the mix.   It keeps in the 
> fridge for several days.
>
> There is a local traditional summer dish on this paradigm which is elbow 
> macaroni, mayonaise, and bits of celery and ripe tomatoes.
>
> James

And Rob wrote:
> Here is a recipe for macaroni salad if anyone is interested:
> for a pound of macaroni:
>
> 1/2 c vinegar
> 1 spoon (to taste) mustard
>
> Mix in saucepan. Add:
>
> 1/2 c water
> 1/2 c sugar
>
> Bring to boil.
>
> Beat 6 eggs, add part of the boiling mixture to the eggs while whisking. Add
> egg mixture back to pan. Slowly heat to a boil. It will thicken like
> pudding. Add salt and pepper to taste.
>
> Boil macaroni, drain, put in big bowl. Add chopped onions and any kind of
> vegetable you like. Some celery is nice is you have it.
>
> Add a cup (more or less) of mayonnaise to your egg mixture and then mix that
> with the macaroni. Chill. Chopped boiled eggs can be mixed in or placed on
> top.
>
> If you like your macaroni salad more wet, just increase the amount of egg
> mixture that you make by 1/4 or 1/2. The macaroni absorbs it as it sets.
>
> Rob - Va


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