Mom Florences Mashed Potato Salad Food

DAD'S MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cover the potato chunks with cold water in a large saucepot. Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender. Drain and return the potatoes to the pot. Add the butter, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Mash with a potato masher or electric hand mixer (essentially you are making mashed potatoes), adding warm half-and-half as needed until the potatoes are smooth and creamy. You should have a little over 6 cups of mashed potatoes.
• Add the Miracle Whip, mustard, celery, onion, pickles, pickle juice, and sugar, mixing after each addition. Stir in the eggs until combined. Chill at least 1 hour or make the night before and refrigerate. Sprinkle with the chopped freshly parsley before serving.

TOLAN'S MOM'S POTATO SALAD (TYLER FLORENCE)

Steps:

• Place potatoes and eggs in saucepan of cold, salted water.
• Bring to a simmer.
• Remove eggs with a slotted spoon after 12 minutes and let cool.
• Continue cooking potatoes until tender, about 3 minutes longer.
• Drain potatoes in a colander and let them cool.
• Reserve some scallions and capers for garnish.
• Stir together mayonnaise, mustard, pickles with juice, onions, remaining scallions and capers, parsley and lemon juice in a bowl large enough to hold the potatoes.
• Peel the cooled eggs and grate them into the bowl.
• Peel cooled potatoes with a paring knife.
• Cut potatoes into chunks and toss with the dressing to coat.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish with reserved scallions and capers.

MOM'S MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl.
• Mash potatoes with a potato masher. Stir in onion, eggs, celery, pickles, salt, and black pepper. Mix mayonnaise, pickle juice, and mustard in a separate bowl; pour over potatoes and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

MOM'S MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Add onions to liquids for instant potatoes. Cook according to package instructions.
• While potatoes are still warm, add the remaining ingredients. Mix well.
• This dish can be served warm or cold.
• If this is too "whangy" for your taste, cut the vinegar and mustard in half.

POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes and eggs into a big saucepan of cold salted water. Bring to a simmer. After 12 minutes remove the eggs with a slotted spoon and let cool. Continue cooking the potatoes until a paring knife poked into them goes in without resistance, about 3 minutes longer. Drain the potatoes in a colander and let them cool.
• Reserve some scallion greens and capers for garnish. Meanwhile, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard, pickles and their juice, onion, remaining scallions and capers, parsley, and lemon juice in a bowl large enough to hold the potatoes. Peel the cool eggs and grate them into the bowl. Stick a fork into the potatoes and lift them 1 at a time out of the colander. Break up the potatoes by hand into rough chunks, add them to the bowl and toss to coat with the dressing. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Drizzle with a little olive oil before serving.

MOM FLORENCE'S MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Make the potatoes by boiling water, milk, and pepper; add instant potato flakes.
• should be pretty stiff
• Add Miracle Whip or mayonnaise if you prefer.
• Dice up hard boiled eggs.
• Add mustard to taste.
• Add relish. Mom started out with sweet relish but switched to dill after Dad got diabetes.
• Add onion.
• Now you may need more Miracle Whip, depending how you like it; adjust to taste.
• Chill.

MOM'S OLD FASHIONED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a 5 quart pan with potatoes, cover with water and boil until potatoes are done. The type of potato you use depends on how you like your potato salad - we like the potatoes to be very well done and cut up fairly small. I usually use russet potatoes. If you use red potatoes, you will get firmer, more indiviualized pieces of potatoes in your salad.
• After potatoes are cooked, let them cool. Peel and cut up in bite-sized cubes.
• Make at least 6 hard-boiled eggs. Let them cool and cut them up.
• Dice up onions and celery.
• Dressing: Whisk together Miracle Whip, milk, salt, pepper, sugar, vinegar, mustard and relish.
• , Mix all ingredients together and fold in dressing.

MY MOM'S GOOD OLD POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pan of water and boil over medium-low heat until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain the potatoes, and place in the refrigerator to cool.
• Place the eggs in a saucepan of cold water over medium heat, and bring to a full boil. Turn off the heat, cover the pan, and allow the eggs to sit in the hot water for about 15 minutes. Cool the eggs thoroughly under cold running water and shell them. Chop the cooled eggs and place them in a large salad bowl.
• Stir the onion, sweet pickles, and mayonnaise into the eggs, and let the mixture chill in the refrigerator at least l/2 hour to blend the flavors. Mix in the chilled chopped potatoes, and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour. Serve cold.

MOM'S MASHED POTATO PARTY SALAD

Steps:

• Separate cooked egg whites from yolks; refrigerate yolks for use when serving.
• In large bowl, combine mashed potatoes *need not be hot*, onions, mayo, Half and Half vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper, and chopped egg whites-only.
• Mix thorougly to blend; add additional mayo and Half & Half, if needed. Mixture should be moldable.
• Spray mixing bowl lightly with cooking spray, sized just large enough to hold filling completely to the top.
• Place mashed potato mixture into bowl, making sure no air holes are within.
• Compact firmly.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve: Place lettuce leaves on serving plate.
• Run very thin bladed knife around inside of bowl to help with unmolding.
• Carefully, plate lettuce-lined plate upside down over molded potato salad.
• Flip and tap gently to release.
• Using a medium-fine grater/microplane, grate the cooked egg yolks over the top of the molded salad.
• Decorate with sliced stuffed olives, if desired.

MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cube potatoes, if desired you may peel them. Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender. Drain and place cooked potatoes in a large bowl.
• Mash potatoes with butter and salt and pepper to taste. Once mashed stir in the mayonnaise, mustard and sour cream, mixing well. Stir in the celery, onion, pickles and green pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.

MOM'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Toss together.
• chill.
• EAT!