verybody’s mom made the best, the right, the real potato salad. Potato salad is a very personal thing and almost without fail, the one your mom made is the one that will be real to you. My family is from North Carolina, and we do use a bit of sweet relish, a bit of sweet onion (no green onion as it takes over the dish), and a bit of celery. We also add eggs, though 5 makes it more of an egg salad than potato salad! Mayo and a bit of yellow mustard, and of course, the celery seeds. I think it is so personal to each of us because our potato salad is one of the few dishes that takes us home to our childhood, if only for a moment!
I agree that potato salad is generally a personal thing. Yours sounds great. We are from Louisiana and I add the following to what sounds like yours. When i boil my potatoes i add 1 tsp of liquid crab boil instead of salt. At. Times instead of pickles I use mild banana peppers. After crawfish boils I save about 1 to 2 cups of peeled crawfish to my basic potatoe salad. Us in the South love it. Give it a try. Thanks for your recipe. I grew up with miracle whip but my family prefers mayo so I go with the majority in my house.
Ingredients:
5 pounds potatoes, peeled and chopped
10 eggs
1 large onion, chopped
1 (24 ounce) jar sweet pickles, drained and chopped
2 cups mayonnaise.
Directions:
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.
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