My friend, Joanne, has a sister who is the ultimate homemaker.

Except that she works a full time job, but we’ll ignore that, m’kay?

Joanne’s sister, Mil, makes all sorts of wonderful foods to bring to every picnic and party she attends. Almost every time I see her, I say, “Mil, can I have the recipe for this?”

Mil is very generous with her recipes. I have dozens of recipes from her. Cucumber pasta salad. Popeye chicken salad. And this wonderful macaroni salad.

The Best Macaroni Salad

• 2 cups uncooked macaroni
• 1 cup Miracle Whip
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons spicy brown or horseradish mustard
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup brown vinegar
• 2 teaspoons celery salt
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• dried parsley (I use a handful.)
• salt, to taste

1. Prepare pasta according to package directions, cooking to almost al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water until pasta is cool.

2. Whisk all other ingredients together in a mixing bowl. I measure the Miracle Whip, mayo, sugar, and vinegar, and I eyeball everything else. Mix until well

3. Pour the sauce over the pasta and refrigerate at least one hour.

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