German Potato Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 to 8 medium potatoes
1/2 lb. bacon, diced
1 small onion, chopped (optional)
2 Tbsp. flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
dash of pepper

Preparation

Boil potatoes in skins until tender; peel and slice thinly into bowl.
Fry bacon until crisp; cook onion in bacon drippings until yellow.
Remove from pan and reserve.
Pour off all but 3 tablespoons of fat from frypan.
Mix in flour, sugar, salt and pepper.
Gradually stir in water and vinegar; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.
Boil 1 minute.
Pour over the potatoes, along with the bacon and onion; stir to mix.
Can be kept warm in oven until ready to serve.