Grandma's Potato Salad

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 5 eggs (3 of them hard boiled)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped (i use half and half or just milk, it's a little runny but works if beaten very cold)
• 6 lbs red salad potatoes, cooked, peeled and sliced (i just use regular potatoes and cube)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 leaf lettuce (optional)
• paprika

Recipe

• 1 in the top of a double boiler over boiling water, heat water, butter and vinegar. (i skip the double boiler and just prepare over very low heat and have never had a problem.) in a bowl, beat two eggs (the ones that are not hard boiled); add sugar and cornstarch. add to butter mixture; cook and stir constantly until thick, about 5-7 minutes. remove from heat and allow to cool. stir in the mayonnaise; fold in the whipped cream.
• 2 in a large bowl, toss potatoes, onion, green onions, salt and pepper. pour the dressing over and mix gently. chill. serve in a lettice lined bowl if desired. garnish with the 3 hard cooked eggs and sprinkle with paprika.