Grandma's potato salad

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Water
½ cup Butter or margarine
¼ cup Vinegar
2 eaches Eggs
½ cup Sugar
4½ teaspoon Cornstarch
¾ cup Salad dressing -- or
Mayonnaise
¾ cup Heavy cream -- whipped
6 pounds Red salad potatoes
Cooked, peeled and sliced
½ cup Onion -- chopped
¼ cup Green onions -- sliced
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Pepper
Leaf lettuce, optional
3 eaches Hard-cooked eggs -- sliced
Paprika

Directions

In the top of a double boiler over boiling water, heat water, butter and vinegar in a bowl, beat eggs: add sugar and corn starch. Add to butter mixture; cook and stir constantly until thick, about 5-7 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Stir in the salad dressing; fold into the whipped cream. In a large bowl, toss potatoes, onion, green onions, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over and mix gently. Chill. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl if desired.

Garnish with the hard-cooked eggs and sprinkle with paprika. Yield: 18 servings

Recipe By : Taste of Home

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