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Grandma's Potato Salad Recipe

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Our Fourth of July feast wouldn't be complete without this cool, old-fashioned potato salad. It's my grandma's treasured recipe. —Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

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Grandma's Potato Salad Recipe

Prep: 45 min. + cooling Cook: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 24 Servings

45 15 60

Ingredients

6 pounds medium red potatoes
Water
DRESSING:
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
3/4 cup Miracle Whip
SALAD:
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 green onions, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
Paprika

Directions

Place potatoes in a stockpot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain. When cool enough to handle, peel and slice potatoes; cool completely.
For dressing, in the top of a double boiler or metal bowl over barely simmering water, heat water, butter and vinegar until butter is melted. In a small bowl, beat eggs; add sugar and cornstarch. Add to butter mixture; cook and stir for 5-7 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a large bowl; cool completely.
In a small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Stir Miracle Whip into cooled dressing mixture; fold in whipped cream. Stir in onion, green onions, salt and pepper. Add potatoes; toss lightly to combine. Refrigerate, covered, until chilled.
To serve, top with hard-cooked eggs; sprinkle with paprika. Yield: 24 servings (3/4 cup each).

Originally published as Grandma's Potato Salad in Taste of Home June/July 1994, p12

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Reviewed on May. 10, 2013 by omahataxidriver

Very Sweet and bland...not worth all the trouble of cooking the dressing, cooling it down, whipping the cream.. needed mustard or celery.

Reviewed on Sep. 05, 2012 by 6668

It was too sweet for us.

Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2012 by mamahunt

I wanted to try something different. This was totally awesome family is picky about they're potatoe salads....this was a thumbs up for them all

Reviewed on Jul. 19, 2012 by Rona74

This takes a little extra time, but is absolutely delicious!

Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2012 by M.Simons

Made this recipe over the weekend because my daughter thought she might like it. Neither of us liked the frothy consistency of the dressing. Taste was O.K., but wouldn't go to all the trouble to make it again.

Reviewed on Jul. 16, 2012 by bobbecat

Labor intensive, and I did not think it was very good. Fairly blah, and definately not worth going thru all the work it takes. I won't make it again.

Reviewed on Jul. 04, 2012 by Ohio46

Pretty plain. Needs pickle, celery, seasonings. Might be OK for kids with not much taste preference.

Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2012 by onepennye

Although tasty, it isn't one I would make again. The original Best Foods is still the best and contains much less fat

Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2012 by joyousdeeous

This recipe is very good!!!

Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2012 by lvslwnrdr

I have not personally made "this" recipe but my mother-in-law shared a recipe for a cooked salad dressing and my children don't want their macaroni salad any other way. The cooked dressing IS worth the extra steps. My recipe is a little different and gives you the choice of lemon juice or vinegar (lemon for pasta, vinegar for potato is best). Miracle Whip is "salad dressing", not mayonaise. It is simply a different flavor option.

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2012 by OldCookieCrony

Very good!

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2012 by sullee

I haven't tried this recipe. I am still looking for a recipe that my mom and grandmother used to make. My grandmother was 91 when she passed away in 1987. She handed that recipe down to my mother. Potato salad was the best i have ever had. Of all the recipe's i wrote down from my mother that was one that I didn't and one that I wish i did. I know that it had probably had pickle, I think some pickle juice, celery seed and probably miracle whip, eggs, paprika. Can anyone help me further on this

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2012 by joyousdeeous

I have enjoyed eating this recipe and it's delicious. However, I am not willing to go that many steps for a potato salad that is no better than my Mom's recipe. Let's face it, we all have our fave potato salad recipes.

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2012 by MMDmitri

Your Grandma does make the best potato salad, thanks for the recipe!

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2012 by sherryayala

I didn't make it but when I read "Miracle Whip" it turned me off (family too) we just don't care for miracle whip, I'd try it with mayo though

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2012 by tsuop

This is identical to my Grandma's recipe, except for the corn starch, her's uses flour. I think the cornstarch would make it more smooth. My mother was famous for making this, now I have that honor!!

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