Carolyn'S Oriental Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (7.5 oz.) pkg. bean threads
1 c. sugar
1 c. rice vinegar
1 cucumber, grated
2 c. minced celery
1 c. minced green onion
2 c. grated carrots
1 can minced water chestnuts
1/2 c. slivered almonds
1/4 c. toasted sesame seed
1 can drained shrimp, salad shrimp, salad crab or meat of your choice

Preparation

Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil; add the bean threads and bring back to a rolling boil for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and let stand for 2 minutes.
Then rinse until bean threads are cool, put into a large bowl and cut bean threads into smaller pieces.