Potato Salad for a Crowd of 50

Submitted by Olha7397

"Potatoes, onions, celery, sweet gherkins. Italian dressing and mayonnaise make up this tasty salad."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 50

ingredients

• 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

directions

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.