The Potato Salad That Edith Gump And I Make

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 cups potatoes, cubed and cooked (about 5 medium russets)
• 5 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 cup mayonnaise (not miracle whip)
• 1/2 cup oil (vegetable or canola we use)
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard, plus
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon pickle juice
• 1 tablespoon pickle relish (we prefer vlasic dill relish or a finely minced dill pickle)
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 2 tablespoons black olives, minced
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 put cold eggs into cold water and bring to a boil for about 15 minutes. put into ice water and when thoroughly cold, they should peel easily. do not try to peel warm eggs or the shells will stick!
• 2 meanwhile, boil potatoes just until the crunch is gone and they are barely soft.
• 3 while potatoes and eggs are cooking combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together (i find that the mixing bowl from my kitchenaid is perfect)!
• 4 drain potatoes when done and after they have stopped steaming but still warm put into a large bowl with whisked ingredients. fold together gently trying not to break up the potatoes. since the potatoes are warm your sauce may appear to be a little runny. fear not- kitchen warrior! they will thicken back up after cooling a bit. but pouring the mixture over warm potatoes allows the sauce to be absorbed by the potatoes resulting in a much better flavor that usually only occurs the second day. and we all know that potato salad is better the second day, don't we dears?.
• 5 at this point,coarsely chop the egg into the bowl. leave really big chunks. i usually just hold it in my hand over the bowl. halve it with a butter knife lengthwise, then cut it into fourths crosswise.
• 6 gently fold the eggs in the salad and then turn into a covered 8x8 casserole. it just barely fits.
• 7 refrigerate until chilled- the longer the better. after it has chilled thoroughly- correct the seasonings with more salt or pepper if needed. don't try to do it when it is warm- let the flavors blend before doing anything else.
• 8 edith takes these to church potlucks and she says that no matter how many potato salads there are this one goes first. i make these for dugan's monthly poker party and riots ensue if this dish isn't chilled and ready upon their arrival.
• 9 edith and i can't agree whether to sprinkle bacon crumbs or not over the top. miserable sand-eating wench.