Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®

grandma's potato salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Sherri Greer
Smithsburg, MD

This recipe is my grandmothers and has been a family favorite forever. There is just nothing quite like it : )

(1 rating)

Ingredients For grandma's potato salad

  • 5 lb
    russet potatoes
  • 3 c
    mayo (we use kraft regular mayo only for this)
  • 3-4 Tbsp
    apple cider vinegar
  • 1-2 tsp
    sugar
  • onion, chopped
  • salt, to taste
  • celery seed

How To Make grandma's potato salad

  • 1
    Boil potatoes in skins until fork just goes through them; drain, cool and refrigerate until cold. (I refrigerate over night)
  • 2
    Mix together mayo, vinegar and sugar, set aside
  • 3
    Peel potatoes, cube into bite size pieces. layer them in a bowl, sprinkle with a little chopped onion, sprinkle with celery seed, a little sprinkle of salt and repeat layers until potatoes are gone. Pour dressing over layered potatoes and stir well. sprinkle with more celery seed (if you think it's enough it's probably not : )
  • 4
    refrigerate!! we think it's best refrigerated over night!

Categories & Tags for Grandma's Potato Salad:

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT