Make Best Potato Salad Ever – Pennsylvania Dutch potato salad with hard boiled eggs, celery seed and a home made cooked dressing. Made by my mother-in-law for her farmer’s market stand. It is a hometown favorite.
There is the authentic German hot potato salad with onions and crisp bacon.
But why not try what I consider to be the best potato salad ever? I’ve been preparing this potato salad for more than 45 years. The flavor is classic!
Make Best Potato Salad Ever
One visit to the deli counter in any supermarket and you will find a variety of cold salads:
- Amish
- German
- Country style with eggs
- Red Skinned
- The new “loaded” salad which comes complete with cheddar cheese, green onions and bacon.
You can even select from a variety of prepared salad dressings!
Jake & Amos Bacon DressingMit Real Bacon! Marzetti Potato Salad DressingOld Fashioned Recipe! Wos-Wit Bacon DressingPennsylvania Dutch!
Every so often, I am tempted to buy a container of really fresh looking potato salad only to doctor it up to our taste. This simple old fashioned classic is easy to prepare and benefits from the time it takes to let them dressing soak into the hot potatoes.
You too may decide that this recipe makes the best potato salad ever!
Old Fashioned Potato Salad
To make my egg yolk sprinkles, you do not need a fancy kitchen gadget. This rotary grater has a thousand and one uses in the kitchen for everything from cheese to nuts and a hard boiled eggs garnish.

