Mama's Potato Salad
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! —Sandra Anderson, New York, New York
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Served Person: 12
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- paprika
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 pounds potatoes (about 10 medium)
- additional hard-boiled large eggs sliced
- Carbohydrate 3.68252938411767 g
- Cholesterol 221.120450002959 mg
- Fat 10.0719868944302 g
- Fiber 0.210206139143205 g
- Protein 8.02556660191076 g
- Saturated Fat 3.03278497468033 g
- Serving Size 1 1 servings. (207g)
- Sodium 1393.79582768673 mg
- Sugar 3.47232324497447 g
- Trans Fat 3.71578595225571 g
- Calories 138 calories
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.
