POTATO SALAD-5LBS.

Potato Salad-5lbs. image

Provided by Debbie in New Jersey

Categories Potato

Time 2h30m

Yield 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

5 lbs potatoes
1 large onion (minced)
2 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons canola oil
6 sweet gherkins (finely chopped)
2 tablespoons pickle juice
6 hard-boiled eggs (, mashed or finely chopped in an electric chopper)
salt
pepper
16 ounces sour cream
16 ounces Hellmann's mayonnaise

Steps:

Boil potatoes in skins until fork tender.
(approximately 11/2-2 hours).
Drain potaotes and let cool until slightly warm to touch.
Peel skins from potatoes.
Slice peeled potaotes into a large bowl.
While sliced potaotes are still warm, add oil, vinegar, pickle juice, pickles, hard boiled eggs and onion.
Toss all ingredients until blended.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Empty sour cream container into a medium sized mixing bowl.
Fill empty sour cream container with mayonanaise and add to sour cream in bowl.
Blend together sour cream and mayonnaise until smooth.
Pour sour cream mixture over potato mixture and blend together coating potatoes.
Chill overnight.
Serve chilled.