Grandma Flo's German Potato Salad

"A wonderful German dish, that has been passed down from my grandmother to my mother and now to me. The trick to this recipe is not to stir the bacon & cream mixture, let it reduce in size and foam. This will cut the grease from the bacon into the cream and it will not separate later on."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
1 large bowl
Serves:
8-12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook potatoes until tender but not mushy.
  • Peel and dice into a large bowl.
  • Add the onion, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
  • Mix together and set aside for one hour.
  • Brown the bacon until crisp, pour off half the grease.
  • Add the half & half, DO NOT STIR THIS, LET IF BOIL UNTIL ALL FOAMY.
  • When the bacon and half & half is all foamy pour over potato mixture and stir.
  • Serve this at room temperature or just a slight bit warm.
  • DO NOT HEAT TO THE BOILING POINT, YOU WILL BOIL THE VINEGAR OUT OF THE RECIPE.

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Reviews

  1. Wow Tom, this IS a great recipe for German Potato Salad! I didn't even expect it to be as good as it is, but the bacony flavor is just wonderful, I love the dressing. I did add 1/2 cup of diced celery for crunch, and 1/2 dozen chopped eggs and it was perfect for us. It was really good without the celery and eggs, this is just my family's preferences. Thank-you for the Excellent recipe! We Will be making this one again!
     
  2. Wow a great recipe for German Potato Salad. I tryed many a recipe and this one is the best I have ever had.
     
  3. Lovely salad.
     
  4. I only wanted to make a small bowlful, so I did it with a pound of baby reds. It was really tasty & my husband wants it again tomorrow. Very simple to make also.
     
  5. WOW! I made this potato salad for a Mothers' Day cookout and my family is VERY picky, so I was nervous. Everyone loved and we even had a skirmish over the last serving. I wouldn't change a thing! Great Recipe!!!!
     
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I enjoy cooking and have done so for the past 30 years. I worked in several food service areas before moving on to a non-cooking job. Cooking has become a hobby of mine and one I enjoy very much. I enjoy creating new recipes. I have several very good recipes from my grandmother, who by the way has taught me everythig I know about cooking. I have many recipes that I have collected over the years. I will try to post as many of them as I can over the course of time. Please view them.
 
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