Calico Macaroni Salad

Ingredients

• 1½ cup uncooked macaroni
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1 cup diced American cheese or ham
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
• ½ cup diced celery
• ¼ cup minced green pepper or pickle relish
• 2 tbsp cut-up pimiento
• 2 tbsp minced onion
• ⅔ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp or more prepared mustard
• salt, pepper and sugar, to taste

Method

1. Cook the macaroni as directed on the package; drain then rinse with cold water. Add the vinegar; mix lightly and let stand 10 minutes.
2. Toss the macaroni with the cheese, eggs, celery, green pepper, pimiento and onion. Blend in the mayonnaise and seasonings to taste. Chill.
3. At serving time, garnish with sliced hard-cooked egg, if desired.

Notes

Yield: 8 servings.

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The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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