4th of July Patriotic Recipes
Looking for patriotic recipes? Find star-spangled favorites like flag cake, All-American Potato Salad, and more. USA! USA!
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Patriotic French Toast
"Great idea! I made this for breakfast on the 4th of July, and it was a hit!" – Melissa
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Fourth of July Layered Gelatin
"A hit with kids and those young at heart. It just isn't Fourth of July without it!" – MamaMia72
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The Rocket
"The trick to getting the beautiful rainbow of colors is to mix up the ices in advance and store in separate containers in the freezer until ready to use." – DIZ?
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Surprise Inside Independence Cake
Get ready for the oohs and ahhhs: this cake has a red, white, and blue surprise inside.
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No-Bake Cheesecake Flag Cake
This no-bake cheesecake has a light texture that's less dense than baked cheesecake. The filling stars cream cheese, rich mascarpone cheese, and fresh whipped cream, which you'll combine and spread over a homemade chocolate graham cracker crust. Make the stars and stripes with fresh strawberries and blueberries. It's so easy!
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Classic American-Style Potato Salad
Most potato salads look and taste better when made with low-starch red boiling potatoes. For Classic American-Style Potato Salad, you can use any size of this variety, but the small new potatoes cook 10 to 15 minutes faster than the larger ones. Choose potatoes that are all roughly the same size, if possible, so they cook in the same time.
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By USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson
Fourth of July Potato Salad
Our country's birthday on the Fourth of July is traditionally celebrated with parades, American flags waving in the breeze, fireworks exploding in summery skies, and picnics under cool shade trees. Of course, the picnic has almost always included potato salad, often this creamy old-time version.
