My Mothers Potato Salad Recipes

MOM'S CREAMY POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In a covered saucepan, cook potatoes (still whole and unpeeled) in boiling salted water for 25 to 30 minutes until fork tender; drain well and cool long enough to handle. Peel (with a paring knife) and cube potatoes. Transfer to a large bowl; add onions and eggs. Combine mayonnaise or salad dressing, sugar, celery seed, vinegar, yellow mustard, salt and curry powder. Add mayonnaise mixture to potatoes. Toss lightly to coat potato mixture. Cover and chill thoroughly (preferably overnight). Makes 8 servings.
• 2. Serve with additional hard-cooked eggs, sliced, as decoration and sprinkle lightly with paprika (and parsley, if desired).
• 3. You can double the recipe (use 5 lbs potatoes) for larger groups.

MY MOM'S GOOD OLD POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pan of water and boil over medium-low heat until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain the potatoes, and place in the refrigerator to cool.
• Place the eggs in a saucepan of cold water over medium heat, and bring to a full boil. Turn off the heat, cover the pan, and allow the eggs to sit in the hot water for about 15 minutes. Cool the eggs thoroughly under cold running water and shell them. Chop the cooled eggs and place them in a large salad bowl.
• Stir the onion, sweet pickles, and mayonnaise into the eggs, and let the mixture chill in the refrigerator at least l/2 hour to blend the flavors. Mix in the chilled chopped potatoes, and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour. Serve cold.

MOM'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Toss together.
• chill.
• EAT!

MY MOM'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil potatoes and cut into cubes, cool.
• Cut the vegetables and eggs up to whatever size you prefer.
• Combine veggies with potatoes and toss.
• Add mayo, mustard, horseradish, salt and pepper to taste. Stir.
• Better after it has time to "sit".

MY MOM'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large Dutch oven.
• Add enough water to cover potatoes, cover.
• Boil until fork tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Drain; do not peel potatoes at this point.
• Place in "fridge" for about 30 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• Remove from "fridge".
• Peel and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, pepper, salt, and sugar, mixing well.
• Add potatoes, making sure to coat all potatoes with mayonnaise mixture.
• Chill for about 4 hours, or overnight is better.
• Before serving, lay one sliced hard-boiled egg in circle in the middle.
• Sprinkle with paprika if desired.

MY MOTHER'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• You can use any potato you want, and you can keep the skins or peel them. I usually use red potatoes, leave the skins on and cut into bite sized pieces. Cook until tender, but not enough where they could be mashed potatoes.
• Cook the bacon. I usually cut this into bite sized pieces, and cook until done. Save the grease! This is very important. I remove the bacon from the grease to stop it from cooking.
• Cook the eggs so that they are hard-boiled.
• Let the potatoes and eggs cool. Peel the eggs, and cut them into small pieces.
• Mix everything together (including the bacon grease!). Celery salt can be potent, so do a little at a time until you like the taste. I used a good amount of mayonnaise and dijon mustard. Again, go with what tastes good.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

MOTHER'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. Allow to cool, peel, and cut into cubes.
• Place the eggs into a saucepan in a single layer and fill with water to cover the eggs by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes. Pour out the hot water, then cool the eggs under cold running water in the sink. Peel and slice once cold. Reserve 1 attractive slice of egg for garnish.
• Mix the mayonnaise and mustard together in a bowl. In a large salad bowl, lightly mix together the potatoes, eggs, onion, celery, sweet gherkins, and olives until thoroughly combined. Pour the mayonnaise dressing over the salad, and gently toss gain to coat the ingredients with dressing. Season to taste with salt, and top the salad with slices of green pepper and reserved egg slice in the center for garnish. Chill until ready to serve.