The Anderson family and relatives had a fourth of July picnic every year. To this day, everyone speaks fondly of the gathering and the various menu items that they consider as comfort foods. Grandma Emily would always bring several bowls of rustic potato salad. This, too, is an Anderson family secret recipe item. She grew potatoes in her garden just for this event.

Until Grandpa Marcus passed away, he would help with the gardening. Now Gradma Emily tended to the garden with the help of her neighbor, Marilyn. Marilyn became an adopted Anderson, and was always invited to the picnic. Over the years, making of the famous potato salad became an event for Grandma Emily and Marilyn. Marilyn was a widow who enjoyed the company of the Andersons. She looked forward to the picnic every year and to partake in the festivities. Comfort foods are meant to be shared.

What made Grandma Emily's rustic potato salad recipe so famous among the Andersons are several things. Ask any Anderson, and they will tell you variations of the same them. The potatoes were prepared with the skin intact. The herbs and spices were grown and harvested from her garden. Most importantly, Grandma Emily and Marilyn spent hours making the rustic potato salad. Care and heart were indeed the ingredients for this comfort food.

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