German Potato Salad I

Description
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Bailey Estate in Roanoke, Texas in 1984. Notation on card indicates this is a family favorite that goes back at least 3 generations. Dated 1934.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 4 cups red potatoes cut in bite sized pieces
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 tablespoon olive oil

Sauce

 * ½ pound mild sausage
 * ½ cup onion finely chopped
 * 3 tablespoons olive oil
 * 1 tablespoon flour
 * 2 tablespoons sugar
 * ¼ cup white wine vinegar
 * salt and pepper to taste

Directions

 * 1) Place potatoes in a sauce pan and cover with water.
 * 2) Add the salt and olive oil and cook until tender.
 * 3) Drain and set aside.
 * 4) Add olive oil to a hot skillet.
 * 5) Add the onions and cook until they just start to brown.
 * 6) Add sausage and continue to cook until the sausage is browned.
 * 7) Remove sausage from the pan.
 * 8) In a small bowl combine the flour, sugar and white wine vinegar.
 * 9) Put this mixture in the skillet the sausage was cooked in.
 * 10) Set heat to medium and cook sauce until it begins to thicken.
 * 11) Add the sausage and potatoes and toss until all of the potatoes are coated with the sauce.
 * 12) Add salt and pepper to taste.