Dorothy’s Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Salad

Yields: 8 Servings Difficulty: Easy Prep Time: 30 Mins Total Time: 30 Mins

I confess to liking my potato salad better than most others I’ve tried. I use a cooked sweet-and-sour dressing I adapted from Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking (Dutchcraft Co., Gettysburg, PA, no year listed).

Ingredients

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    Dressing
  • Salad

Instructions

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    Dressing
  • Combine in the order given, stirring after each addition. Boil until thick. Cool somewhat before adding to salad.
  • Salad
  • Peel and boil potatoes (or leave skins on if new potatoes) until tender but not falling apart. Cool enough to handle, slice into desired size dice and spoon warm dressing over, folding over gently. Cover and chill.
  • Add onion, celery, and sliced hard-cooked eggs (you may want to reserve several nice slices for garnish). Salt and pepper to taste. I usually stir in a small amount (2-3 Tbsp) of low0fat mayonnaise to help bind the salad, as it is wetter than we are used to. Like most salads, this is even better the next day, when ingredients have "gotten together", as my mother-in-law would say. (You may have more than enough dressing for this amount of potatoes. If so, freeze the excess for another time.)

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