On Aug 26, 8:49*am, (e-mail from gene)
wrote:
> Please if anyone would care to pass on their tips to making a good
> Potato Salad I would like to give them a try. *

I'm sure you'll find this inadequate, but I learned to make
potato salad from my grandmother and neither she nor
I have ever actually measured.

Dressing:

mayonnaise
enough cider vinegar to thin the mayonnaise
a little sugar to correct the sourness
enough yellow mustard to make it interesting
salt
pepper

Boiled potatoes, cut in chunks
chopped onion
chopped celery
optional: sliced pimiento-stuffed green olives

Mix the dressing ingredients. Start with the mayonnaise,
then add the other ingredients little by little until it tastes
good to you. Note: it's surprising how strong the dressing
flavors must be to overcome the blandness of the potatoes.

Add the dressing to the vegetables. You can add hard-boiled
eggs if you wish. Grandma always topped hers with
neatly sliced eggs and sprinkled paprika over all.

Modern thinking holds that you should moisten the
hot potatoes with some sort of vinaigrette, and then
add the mayonnaise dressing. I've never tried it,
but it sound intriguing.

Cindy Hamilton