Grandma Shirleys Potato Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Boil cubed potatoes until they are tender. Drain and cool. In a large bowl add celery, onion, 2 eggs and pickled relish. Add the salad dressing, yellow mustard and sugar. Stir well. Place the sliced egg on top of potatoes and sprinkle with paprika and salt. Let the potato salad chill in the refrigerator for 2 1/2 hours or overnight.

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a stockpot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain. When cool enough to handle, peel and slice potatoes; cool completely., For the dressing, in the top of a double boiler or metal bowl over barely simmering water, heat 1 cup water, butter and vinegar until butter is melted. In a small bowl, beat eggs; add sugar and cornstarch. Add to butter mixture; cook and stir until thickened, 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; cool completely. , In a small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Stir Miracle Whip into cooled dressing mixture; fold in whipped cream. Stir in onion, green onions, salt and pepper. Add potatoes; toss lightly to combine. Refrigerate, covered, until chilled., To serve, top with hard-boiled eggs; sprinkle with paprika.

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Cover and bring to a boil; cook until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and cool. , Transfer to a large bowl; add eggs. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Pour over potato mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.

Steps:

• Rinse off potatoes to clean, and boil in salted water, until fork inserted goes in easily.
• Do not over-cook potatoes, or potato salad will be mushy.
• When potatoes are done drain right away, peel and let cool.
• Put in refrigerator to chill.
• When chilled completely, cut them up into med.
• sized cubes and put in a lg bowl.
• Put back into fridge to keep chilled.
• Meanwhile, cut up celery, green pepper, carrots and olives into finely minced pieces.
• Add to potato mixture.
• Open can of shrimp and drain well.
• Rinse off shrimp in the can, and squeeze dry with can cover before removing from can.
• Flake shrimp well between fingers and add to potato and veggie mixture.
• Mix mayonnaise into salad and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Refrigerate until ready to eat.
• When ready to serve, place potato salad on a few leaves of lettuce.
• Serve with cucumber wedges.
• Variations:.
• Try adding 1/2 of a lg sweet onion, minced finely.
• Try adding 6 hard boiled eggs, mashed finely.
• Serve in a lg cucumber, sliced lengthwise and seeds removed.
• Serve in a hollowed out fresh tomato.
• Serve in a hollowed out green bell pepper.

Steps:

• Peel and quarter potatoes, boil until fork pierces through easily. While boiling potatoes:
• Boil eggs, fry bacon, dice green pepper, dice onion and saute in butter until soft. Peel eggs and mash until crumbly.
• Drain potatoes and let stand until cool to the touch. In large bowl add potatoes, eggs, green pepper, onions and crumbled bacon. Mix well. Now mix in mayo, salt and pepper to taste.