Old Amish Recipe For Homemade Ham Salad

By Kevin Williams

This is an old, old Amish recipe for homemade ham salad from an Amish woman in Indiana. A lot of Amish recipes for ham salad, believe it or not, are "mock ham salad" recipes using ground-up hot dogs. This is an old recipe that actually uses ham.  Sounds like a simple version of this all-American picnic classic, so save this for the upcoming spring and summer picnic season!

Reader Barbara tested out this recipe for us and here is what she had to say:

I made this today and Mr really liked.  However, I only used 3 eggs and used celery flakes because I did not have fresh celery.  This was a very simple version of ham salad.  It is good on crackers as a snack and will be equally tasty on a sandwich!

Above is a photo of the actual handwritten copy of the recipe.  I loved seeing old, handwritten recipes.

Below are some photos of Barbara's version of the ham salad:

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Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Serves: 4 - 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1½ cups ham, cooked and ground
• 6 hard cooked eggs, cut-fine
• 1 /2 cup celery, diced fine
• 1 /2 cup pickle relish
• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

1. Combine ham, eggs, celery.
2. Blend in mayonnaise, relish, mustard, and lemon juice.
3. Add to ham mixture.
4. Toss lightly.
5. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Chill.

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