Homemade Pea Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cans Del Monte peas
4 boiled eggs
2 large pickles
1/2 onion (optional)
1/2 c. Cheddar cheese, chopped or shredded
1/2 c. milk
2 tsp. mustard
1/2 c. milk
1 c. Miracle Whip
1/2 tsp. each: paprika, salt and pepper

Preparation

Put peas in medium size bowl.
Cut up 2 boiled eggs, pickles, onions and cheese.
Add to peas.
Mix in separate bowl milk, mustard, Miracle Whip salad dressing, paprika, salt and pepper to taste.
Whip with hand beater a couple of minutes until slightly thick.
If not thick enough, add more Miracle Whip.
Pour on pea mixture.
Mix thoroughly.
Layer 2 sliced boiled eggs on top. Sprinkle with paprika.
Ready to serve.