Gram's Famous Potato Salad
Gram’s Sweet & Tangy Potato Salad is a nostalgic, crowd-pleasing side dish made with tender potatoes, crisp celery, diced onions, and hard-boiled eggs—all tossed in a creamy, homemade cooked dressing that’s both sweet and tangy. Perfect for summer picnics, potlucks, or family dinners, this flavorful potato salad is a timeless classic that gets better as it chills.
Ingredients
- 5 pounds potatoes russet or yukon gold or white
- 1 medium onion
- 3 stalks celery
- 6 hard boiled eggs
Instructions
- Wash Potatoes and place in large stock pot. Cover Potatoes with water and 1 Tbs. salt. Bring to boil and boil potatoes until fork tender, about 20 minutes or so depending on your potato size.
- Dice your onions, celery and hard boiled eggs
- Remove potatoes from water and cool. While potaoes are cooling in a 2 quart saucepan whisk together sugar and the 2 eggs, add flour, water, and vinegar and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat and add the Tbsp of butter salt and pepper. Cool and add the mayonaise.
- Peel and dice your potatoes into a large bowl. Add your chopped onions, celery and hard boiled eggs. Toss with your dressing.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 493kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 7gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 19gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 464mgPotassium: 668mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 213IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 2mg
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