Today was our annual school picnic.
It's a potluck-type lunch with lots of salads, sweet tea, and strawberry desserts. :)
In my opinion, no picnic is complete without potato salad.
And if you're like me, not just any potato salad will work.
I'm pretty picky about my potato salad.
I like my potatoes grated, not diced.
I like a sweeter (but not TOO sweet) dressing with just a bit of zing.
My grandma USED to have the best recipe.
That is, until I discovered "Cretora's Potato Salad".
Cretora is a relative of my husband and makes the. best. potato salad ever.
Period.
Since discovering her recipe (and it's original with her!),
I haven't even wanted to make any other potato salad.
It's that good.
Try it for YOUR Memorial Day picnic or next potluck dinner.
You will make new friends.
You will take home an empty dish.
And you will never make any other potato salad.
Ok, so maybe you're not like me, but I'll share the recipe in case
you want to make new friends. ;)
CRETORA'S POTATO SALAD
serves 25
5 lbs potatoes (cooked, peeled, and grated)
6 hard boiled eggs (peeled and diced)
3/4 - 1 cup sweet onion (minced)
1 cup celery (diced)
dressing:
2 cups heavy (whipping) cream (this is the secret ingredient!)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 T salt
2 cups Miracle Whip (I use mayonnaise; use whichever your prefer)
3 T vinegar
3 T lemon juice
3 T mustard
1 tsp celery seed
Mix potatoes, eggs, onions, and celery in a large bowl. Set aside. In a separate bowl, mix together all dressing ingredients. Add to potato mixture. Refrigerate overnight for flavors to meld. Garnish with additional hard boiled egg slices and parsley if desired.
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From the Farmhouse
My mom was known for her delicious potato salad. Almost any time we went to a picnic/cookout, family reunion, etc, she would be TOLD to bring potato salad. I've watched her make it many times and I asked her for advice when trying to re-create it. No matter what, mine never tastes quite the same as hers. Unfortunately, she didn't have a recipe.
ReplyDeleteI said all that to say that I am looking for an amazing potato salad recipe since I can't make it like mom did.
I am going to give this one a try and am glad you shared this recipe.
I've looked at it in the cookbook a few times, but wondered if it was REALLY good or not. :)
I hope you aren't disappointed. :) I REALLY like this recipe and I have never heard of anyone that doesn't like it but potato salad is something that each person has their idea of what it should taste like. That's too bad your mom didn't have a recipe. If it was that good (to be TOLD to bring it), it should have been preserved. Maybe you will find something close.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to trying this recipe. When we get together, there is one lady that is TOLD to bring her salad, but this one may make me the recipient of the order instead... who knows, different tastes?
ReplyDeleteI'm trying this today! I always thought my aunt had the best potato salad. I've heard of Cretora's recipes and I'm sure this is a good one.
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Interesting - the cream intrigues me. I am very loyal to the potato salad I got from my best friend's aunt. It's not grated and it's made in the French style. here's the link, if you want to take a look:
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My grandmother always used evaporated milk rather than heavy cream, but otherwise pretty much the same recipe. Her potato salad was legendary. I stopped using it trying to be "more healthy," and it's never been quite the same. Normally I believe in all things in moderation, but I have zero control when it comes to potato salad so I'm still going to try to cut back on the fat. I'm thinking of trying buttermilk next batch; has anyone ever tried that?
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