Open Letter To upsidedownblue

[fflo]

Tremmel Ave.
Saturday, June 4, 2004
1:38 a.m.

Dear upsidedownblue:

When, in the course of human events, one has really good potato salad, one often seeks out how one might have such good potato salad again. Now is such a time for me and some of my countrypeople. Now is the time for us to ask: how did he make that potato salad?

You may say that your grandfather's special family/deli recipe is a secret. You may, but please don't. Please say what that recipe is. It's only a click and a little typing away, and you'll be a hero to me, I ain't puttin' ya on son.

Sincerely,

fflo

Comments

[infinitepresent.livejournal.com]

one word. vegenaise.

[eve-l-incarnata.livejournal.com]

Care to share when you get this recipe, or do I have to come to your part of the world to partake?

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Well I _will_ share, presuming the chef coughs up the good word, but I'd love for you to come to this part of the world! I've got a pal in VT I have yet to go see since she moved there & have thought of a jaunt over to Maine, too. I really dug Maine the one time I was there. The only thing I remember not liking is that it seems there's an especially pronounced gap between the rich and the non-rich there. (Is that true?)

So. What are you doing for the 4th of July? Road trip to Michigan? I've got a birthday that weekend & am aiming to cook out for at least a few people, as I'll have at least one out-of-town guest. Then I figure later in July I'll try to have a bigger to-do. (It's part of the effort to claim for myself this place I'm paying all my income [plus some!] to live in: get it together enough for houseguests.) (Houseguests: good.)

I appreciate the offer, but...

[eve-l-incarnata.livejournal.com]

I'm unemployed, and have been unemployed for the last two years. I'm also broke, other than enough money in my two credit union accounts to keep my tiny insurance policies paid for a year or so. I have student loan payments coming due in August. So, as you can imagine, I'm not going anywhere for quite some time. I'd love to get out of here, I haven't had a real vacation in seven years.

The only thing I remember not liking is that it seems there's an especially pronounced gap between the rich and the non-rich there. (Is that true?)

Sounds like the entire US.

You're welcome to visit.

Here's the potato salad recipe!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/upsidedownblue/430949.html

Re: Here's the potato salad recipe!

[eve-l-incarnata.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but that's pretty much the recipe I already use, except I keep the skins on because I use "organic" potatoes.