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[bluefalconchick]

Alrighty-This is definitely a southern thing, but it's completely trashy, and everyone in my family always complains if I don't make it for any given holiday...This is my cousin Bobbi-Jean's recipe, and she passed away a few years back and now everyone always wants me to make her cracker salad.

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[shifterclaws]

Om nom! Looks delish!

[bluefalconchick]

It is. It really is-It tastes like potato/macaroni salad, only saltier, with the texture of stove-top stuffing. Omnomnom.

[mbif]

I might give this a shot while I've got the ingredients onhand! Is this just eaten as-is, or as a dip for something?

[bluefalconchick]

It's eaten as-is, but I meant to put in there that it's better if you mix it all up and then stash it in the fridge for at least an hour to let the flavors blend.

[mbif]

Most salads like this are! I'm a huge fan of second-day leftovers. Omnomnom.

I'll have to omit the onion (can't have them raw -- not due to dislike, because I do love them, but they give me migraines) but everything else is going in. Can't wait to give this a shot!

[bluefalconchick]

Can you eat cooked onions or dried onions? If so, I'd toss some freeze-dried chives in there or saute the diced onions in some butter before cooling them and adding them

[041806]

Omg, sounds like something my dad would make. Might have to pass this on to him.

[snapes_mistress]

I am SO making this. I do long for the trashy food from home... it can be hard to find the stuff I know how to make here (in Japan,) but I think I can find almost all this stuff here. :D *Happy dance!*

[thehobbit]

This reminds me of the cheese salad my ex's grandfather made. However, I have heard of a cracker salad, I just have never had it.

[bluefalconchick]

Ooooo....Cheese salad? Please be on with the sharing.

[thehobbit]

Um, I mean it's kind of like pimento cheese? He called it "cheese dip" but that's not quite accurate either.

Take 1lb extra sharp cheddar cheese and grate as fine as you desire. Feel free to use cheese grater or food processor. I think it's a cup of mayonnaise, or enough to make it "moist". One large onion also finely grated/diced. One jalapeno or two depending how spicy you want your cheese dip.

So once you have your onion, cheese, and jalapeno cut the way that you like, toss them together, then add mayonnaise and stir like crazy until it's combined and moist enough for your liking (aka, does it seem like a cold dip (aka crab dip) consistency?). Then refrigerate for at least an hour, or up to a day. Once it's cold and congealed to your liking apply to any dipping apparatus of your choosing. Like I said, could also be used as a kind of pimento cheese type spread. Or you can just grab a spoon and eat because it's so freaking good.

[bluefalconchick]

Yum! Thanks!