Well...after my last blog about the 4th of July and my mom's potato salad I was happily surprised by the response. Many of you are curious now about her recipe. Soooo I called my mom yesterday and ask her if it would be okay if I put her recipe up on the web. She said sure. My mom is one of those people who finds joy in cooking. I wish I would have gotten that gene but it skipped me. I am a decent cook but she is HAPPY cooking and does it well. So here is the recipe and I really want to know if you make it what you think.
NELLIE'S WEST TEXAS POTATO SALAD
6 to 8 Small to Medium Potatoes
5 Eggs
4 Celery Stalks, chopped
1 Small Onion, diced
5 to 7 SWEET Pickles, cubed
3 Tbsp. Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
3 Tbsp. Mustard
Salt and Pepper to taste
Paprika for garnish
Boil potatoes with skins on for 30 minutes or until tender. Drain and pour cool water over potatoes to stop the cooking process. In a separate saucepan bring water to a boil and boil 5 eggs for 15 minutes. Drain and cool. Peel potatoes and cube. Place potatoes in bowl and add celery, onion and pickles. Chop 4 of the hard boiled eggs and add to potato salad mixture (reserve 1 egg for garnish). Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add salad dressing and mustard. Toss ingredients and mix completely. (May add more salad dressing if desired.) Sprinkle top of salad with salt and pepper. Cut remaining egg into 5 slices and fan on top of salad. Sprinkle paprika for garnish.
When I get together with friends for cookouts they always ask me to bring potato salad. I think they find it unique that my family uses sweet pickles in it. It's a surprise when you bite into it but people seem to love it. Maybe this blogging thing isn't so bad after all! Don't encourage me about this recipe thing...or next I'll blog about Great Granny Susie's Pound Cake!
