Mama's Potato Salad Recipe

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"THIS old-fashioned potato salad recipe doesn't have many ingredients, so it isn't as colorful as many that you find nowadays. But Mama made it the way her mother did, and that's the way I still make it today. Try it and see if it isn't one of the best-tasting potato salads you have ever eaten!"

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Mama's Potato Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

3 to 3-1/2 pounds potatoes (about 10 medium)
6 hard-cooked eggs
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup evaporated milk
3 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Additional hard-cooked eggs, sliced
Paprika

Directions

In a large kettle, cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and cool. Peel potatoes; cut into chunks. Separate egg yolks from whites. Set yolks aside. Chop whites and add to potatoes with onion.
In a small bowl, mash yolks. Stir in mayonnaise, milk, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour over potatoes; toss well. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Spoon into a serving bowl. Garnish with egg slices and paprika. Chill until serving. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 231 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 113 mg cholesterol, 323 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Mama's Potato Salad in Reminisce July/August 1992, p33