I like a sprinkle of paprika too, but some places use way too much. Or a snip of chives, green onion, or a sliver of sliced onion. No southern picnic is complete without fried chicken and potato salad. Nancy ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone On Jan 13, 2007, at 10:58 AM, Excalibur131 wrote: > I think the redskin potato is "western" influenced too. It's > definitely not > from eastern or southern Virginia. I've noticed that once I've > gotten west > of Pittsylvania, Bedford, Amherst Counties that the redskin potato > starts to > creep into the potato salad. > > I agree with Nancy that sour cream must have been a German > influence. I > don't have any recollection of sour cream being used in eastern or > southern > Virginia potato salad. > > Some folks don't care for it, but I like a sprinkle or two of > paprika on top > of my potato salad and deviled eggs. Not mixed in, not too much, > and just on > the top. Maybe it's a color thing for me. > > Tom > Eastern Shore & More Forum > http://www.easternshoremore.com/forum/ > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html