Piasecki Polish Picnic Style

Every cook of every culture seems to have her or his own version of potato salad; this is Lucy’s. Always, the talk of the table – dinner, picnic, holiday or otherwise.

Ingredients
6 potatoes (The type of potato you select depends on your desired texture for your potato salad. For a more creamier salad, like Lucy’s, it is best to use more starchy potatoes, like Russet, or medium potatoes like Yukon Gold or White.)       

4 green onions or 1 yellow onion (chopped)
3 hard boiled eggs  (2 diced, 1 sliced for decorative purposes)
1 cup celery (chopped)                                                                                                                                                        
1 green pepper (chopped)
Six to eight slices of your choice of red, yellow, orange or additional green bell pepper (Optional for decorative purposes on top of the potato salad.)   
Pinch of sugar  
1 tsp vinegar     
Mayonnaise (To desired consistency of salad)      
1 tbs dry mustard    
Salt and pepper to taste    
Paprika         

Preparation
Place unpeeled potatoes in cold water in pot. Bring water to boil. Boil for 10 – 12 minutes until potatoes are tender when pierced by a knife.
Remove potatoes from water.
Cool, hand-peel and cut potatoes into small chunks.
Combine all ingredients (Except for sliced egg, sliced bell peppers and paprika which can be used as garnishes )
Sprinkle top of mixed potato salad with paprika
If desired, garnish top of potato salad with sliced egg and sliced bell peppers
Refrigerate for at least a half hour before serving                              

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DEVILED EGGS

Why not boil some extra eggs when making your potato salad. Then you can enjoy some amazing deviled eggs on the side. This recipe is from Lucy’s daughter Carole. Guests attending a meal at Carole’s house will most often hopefully wonder:  “Will she be making her deviled eggs?”                

Ingredients
6 Hard boiled eggs
3 tbs mayonnaise
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp dry mustard
Dash of onion powder
½ tsp very finely chopped scallions
½ tsp very finely chopped celery

Preparation                                                                                                                                           
Hard boil eggs
Cool and peel eggs
Cut eggs in half lengthwise
Remove yokes
Mash yokes with all other ingredients
Stuff egg halves with mixture until small cone is formed from yoke cavity
Sprinkle lightly with paprika as decoration                                                                                                      


                                        

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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