Moms recipes 3 HAM SALAD & HAMBURG CASSEROLE

Ham salad 

My Mom made great ham salad, and I went looking on the Net for exact measurements. I knew how to make it but wanted to write it down. Do you think I could easily find it, lol. This is for sandwiches, some call it a spread now, and you could use it on crackers.

Ingredients

    * Ham I like honey ham

    * Diced small Onion

    * 2 tablespoons pickle Relish or piccalilli (Mom used her homemade)

    * 4 tablespoons mayo

    * 1 teaspoon Mustard regular or Dijon- this is optional

Instructions

In a food processor, or grind by hand like my mom did, process the ham until you like its consistency, making usually around 3 cups.

In a large bowl mix the rest of the ingredients. I use 2 tablespoons of relish and a teaspoon of mustard at times (I do not always use mustard and it is not in mom's recipe) and 4 tablespoons mayo and a small onion finely chopped, and then add ham. You may have to adjust amounts, but be careful not to make it too mushy or runny.

In a tiny bowl, I start taste testing you know what you and your family will like then chill and serve for sandwiches or on crackers.

Josie's Hamburg Potato Casserole

Ingredients

3 lb of 97% Lean Ground Beef

3 Tbls White Flour

Salt and Pepper

1 1/2 Cups Milk

5-6 Medium Potatoes - peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch thick slices

1 Medium Onion sliced

Onion Salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°

Pre-cook the potatoes and onions in the microwave for 4 minutes.

Brown ground beef with some onion salt and pepper. Do not drain if using 97% lean, if using less lean ground beef you may need to drain off some, but not all, fat.

Once fully cooked sprinkle with flour and blend in until the fat is absorbed and you cannot see the white of the flour, then stir in the milk until you get the consistency of a gravy you desire.

Add some chopped onion as it finishes up.

Add salt and pepper if desired.

Scoop the ground beef and gravy mixture into a lightly buttered baking dish.

Take the pre-cooked potato and onion slices and stand them up in the beef mixture as we want brown in the oven.

Bake in the 375° oven for 35 min or until the standing potatoes and onions are browned with crispy points