How Do You Make German Potato Salad Like Your Grandmother Used To Make (An Old-Fashioned Recipe)?
When I was a child, my father made this salad almost every Sunday in the summer to accompany fried chicken. It was a recipe passed down from his German mother. The salad takes a bit of time to prepare, but it is well worth it. If you enjoyed this recipe, please rate it. Thanks! Boil potatoes until cooked through but not mushy. Potatoes should be firm but cooked all the way through. Poke with a fork to check for doneness. Potato will slide off fork when done. In a separate pan, place the eggs in boiling water, and let cook for 15 minutes. Remove eggs from stove. Run cold water over them to stop the cooking process. In a frying pan, cook bacon, onion, and celery until done. Drain fat. Let cool. Dice boiled potatoes and put in a large bowl. Add diced hard-boiled eggs, olives, pickle relish, bacon, onion, and celery. Mix all the ingredients together with mayonnaise until everything is evenly coated. It is tempting to eat the salad now, but it will taste even better chilled. So put the sala
