24 May 2018 - Party Potatoes!

Tips on Making Potato Salad

"The season for picnics and outdoor dining has arrived in most of the country. These meals won't be complete without potato salad."

Whenever we need potato salad we usually just call my mother in law.

Because she makes some killer potato salad.

It's not a loaf like this awesome ad above but it certainly completes any meal.

Here are the tips that our Almanac suggests:

1. Use potatoes that have thin skins.

Boil them in their "jackets" and then skin the potatoes.

Slice or dice into a bowl.

2. Prepare a marinade.

Equal parts olive oil and cooking oil. 1 part vinegar.

3. Include chopped parsley, dill, chives, and/or onion.

Mix everything together an pour over the potatoes then gently mix in.

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I'm really not sure why mayonnaise isn't anywhere here.

Mayo is the glue that holds your potato salad together!

What I want to know is how to make this potato salad loaf!

Lucky for us I found an awesome YouTuber who recreated this recipe and it is just as amazing as you would imagine.

Making it Modern is a channel that takes vintage recipes and recreates them.

I've found a new channel to subscribe too!

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