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Monday, March 31, 2008

Grandma's Old-Fashioned Potato Salad Recipe

On Saturday we had a surprise 80th Birthday Party for my MIL so my hubby and I spent 12 hours on Friday cooking and preparing things for the party. I always bring potato salad to the family events and parties because everyone loves the recipe that I use which was given to me by my maternal grandma before she passed away. I am going to share it with my blog readers today. This is our ABSOLUTE favorite potato salad recipe...EVER! It is the BEST!

Grandma's Potato Salad Recipe

6 medium potatoes (cooked and diced)
3 large hard cooked eggs, cooled
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 tsp. vinegar
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. bacon grease
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp. celery seeds
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4-1 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 large egg yolks
1/2 lb. bacon (fried and chopped)

Brown bacon in a frying pan until crisp. Drain off the bacon grease and save 2 teaspoons of it. Beat 2 egg yolks, water, sugar, vinegar and bacon 2 tsp. bacon grease in a saucepan and cook over low heat until it starts to thicken up. Pour over potato mixture. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours before serving.

4 comments:

Sophia M said...

I'm glad you had an awesome time and party. The salad looks yummy and I'm sure it tastes delicious too.

:)

Melissa said...

oh i will have to try this. I love potato salad

Tammy said...

Yumm Shelly...that looks really delicious! An Aunt of mine made it this way. It was always good.

Oh now, I'm craving it! lol
Glad the party went well. :D

Vhiel said...

oh.. the potato salad looks yummy.. i need ti try that one of these days..