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Did you know that Texans love mustard?

I realize I’m not speaking for every Texan, but as someone who did not grow up in the Lone Star state it sure seems to me that it’s a favorite condiment.

When you order a hamburger, it comes with mustard as a standard condiment — no ketchup, just mustard.  

Mustard is also a main ingredient in the “real” Texas potato salad that you find at barbecue joints.  Of course, this is the kind of potato salad that my husband likes best.  And, because I have never met a potato salad I didn’t like, I like it too.  However, I didn’t know how to make it since I grew up eating totally different kinds of potato salads! 

I stumbled around with a basic recipe that my mother-in-law verbally told me a long time ago.  Through trial and error I came up with the version I’m sharing today.  It’s loosely based on one that we eat at one of our favorite barbecue restaurants – and, as with most recipes, it can be tweaked to suit your own tastes.

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