As soon as I viewed the famous “potato peeling video,” I was ready to peel me some potatoes. Happily, my opportunity to peel boiled pots appeared a few days later in the form of making potato salad for the church bar-b-que. All Sunday School members who contributed potato salad used the same recipe for the sake of consistency.
Implementing the peeling trick, and trying out a new potato salad recipe was fun, especially since the potato salad turned out so good that I wanted to eat the whole bowl myself. And I needn’t have worried about the poppy seeds—they might just be the “secret” ingredient. The recipe is from a 1950s Austin Heritage cookbook.
POTATO SALAD ALMONDINE
4 medium potatoes
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 large white onion, chopped
2 stalks celery,chopped
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/2 cup mayonaise
1/2 cup sour cream
Steam or boil potatoes in peelings until tender. Peel and slice thinly. Sprinkle with vinegar while still warm. Let cool or refrigerate over night. Add other ingredients in order and toss lightly. Refrigerate several hours before serving.
Serves 8.
I have never seen joy in peeling potatoes. I don’t consider it hard work, I just never found it apealing. Potato salad ain’t real potato salad unless there’s mustard involved so this is just a wanna be potato salad. There’s not even pickles in this recipe. It might have tasted good but without mustard and pickles it is just a pretender! ;>)
…you’ve caught the Tater. You got me.
Despite Frank’s comments, I think I would like to try this potato salad recipe. It sounds really good to me.
i love tater salad – can’t wait to get some. thanks for the recipe – will be trying it soon.
Okay, is Dawn Wells Irish? Since I’ve planted 4 kinds of potatoes in my garden I believe I will enjoying trying out the potato peeling trick and the recipe as well.
My Daddy said to plant my potatoes every year right around Mom’s birthday and as of today I have 12 potato plants peeking up from their mounds with more on the way.
What fun!