Potato Salad For A Crowd Of 50

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 10 lbs waxy potatoes
• 1/2 lb onion
• 1 bunch celery
• 1 quart sweet gherkin
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pint french dressing or 1 pint italian dressing
• 1 quart mayonnaise or 1 quart salad dressing
• 12 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 bunch parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook 10 pounds waxy new crop potatoes in their jackets in boiling salted water. peel and cut into slices or dice while still hot.
• 2 finely chop 1/2 pound onions and sprinkle on the potatoes.
• 3 sliver a medium to large bunch celery, with the green leaves, and add. slice a 1 quart jar of gherkins (small sweet pickles) and add. sprinkle with 3 tablespoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. add 2 cups well seasoned french or italian dressing and toss gently to mix. mellow by setting in a cool place, but not the refrigerator, for an hour. drain off any excess dressing.
• 4 spread in 3 flat pans about 9 x 13 inches. spread each pan with 1 1/3 cups mayonnaise or salad dressing. chop together 12 hard cooked eggs and 1 bunch parsley. sprinkle on the salad. mark each pan in 18 squares to make 54 portions.
• 5 the complete potato cookbook.