"Julia's American-Style Potato Salad..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 pounds large Yukon Gold potatoes, or other waxy, boiling potatoes
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2 tablespoons cider vinegar
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1/3 cup chicken stock or potato-cooking water
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2/3 cup finely chopped onion
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1/2 cup finely chopped celery
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3 or 4 slices crisply cooked bacon, chopped or crumbled
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2 to 3 tablespoons finely chopped pickle, sweet or dill
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2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced thin
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3 tablespoons or so finely chopped fresh chives or scallions, including a bit of their tender green
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Salt and freshly ground white pepper
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1 cup or so mayonnaise, homemade if possible
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Sour cream (optional)
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Crisp whole red-leaf or other lettuce leaves
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Canned red pimiento, diced; sliced hard-boiled eggs; tomato quarters; parsley sprigs (optional)