#1555 - Amish Macaroni Salad

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups elbow macaroni (once measured, cook according to box directions until tender)
3 hard boiled eggs
1 onion (chopped)--OPTIONAL
3 ribs of celery (including the inner yellow leaves)
1/2 of a red bell pepper
2 TBSP pickle relish
2 cups Miracle Whip
3 TBSP French's yellow mustard
3/4 cup white sugar (add more if too sour)
2 1/4 tsp. white vinegar or cider vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. celery seed

Cook macaroni until tender using box directions (make sure macaroni is very tender)--drain. On a cutting board, peel and chop hard boiled eggs. Chop onion, celery, and red bell pepper. In a large bowl add chopped eggs, chopped onions, chopped celery, chopped red bell pepper, pickle relish, Miracle Whip, mustard, white sugar, vinegar, salt and celery seed--stir until mixed. Add cooked macaroni--stir until mixed and well coated. Taste--if too sour for your taste, add a little more white sugar and stir again. Refrigerate until cold in a glass container.