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Grandma's German Potato Salad




Source of Recipe


Jim, Lynn & Ariel Goetsch - Greenville


Recipe Introduction


This recipe was brought to America over 100 years ago.


List of Ingredients




3 lbs. small salad potatoees
1 medium onion, chopped
1 c. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
1/2 lb. bacon
1 c. water
1/2 c. white vinegar
2 hard boiled eggs

Recipe



Boil potatoes until cooked. Drain and skin and thinly slice. Salt & peppe to taste. Add chopped onion to potatoes. Cook bacon in skillet. When crisp, remove from pan and add to potatoes. Discard all but approx. 2 T. bacon grease. Add the water, sugar and vinegar to reserved grease. Cook until sugar has dissolved and mixture is slowly boiling. Thicken to gravy consistency with the cornstarch in 1/4 c. water. When mixture has a clear appearance, pour over potato mixture. Peel and chop 2 hard boiled eggs. Add to salad and stir gently.