Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2004

Aside from the fact that this recipe is obviously wrong, it made a very tasty salad. There is no way that the author intended for there to be only 1 Tablespoon of celery or 1/2 teaspoon carrots, right?? So I added a stalk of celery, omitted the carrots, only used 2 T of sugar, and added a handful of fresh parsley. It was very good, and I will make it again.

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2004

Yummy. I added more carrots and celery, and omitted the pimentos. What a great idea to add sweet relish, very tastey. I Can't wait for people to try it.

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JENN_77

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2004

It was hard for me to rate this recipe because I changed a lot to my taste. But it turned out perfect to me so I guess that means it was a good base recipe. Instead of 1 cup of mayo I used 2/3 cup and then 1/3 cup of mixed yellow and dijon mustard. I used finely chopped pickles instead of relish. 3 tsp. of sugar instead of 4. 1/2 large onion (or more :). 1 large stalk of celery. No carrot or pimento. Very good.

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2004

Delicious! A couple of changes I made was that I added more celery, carrots and onions than the recipe asks for to give it more texture. I also used a spicy mustard. In the end AMAZING. Highly recommend this potato salad.

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sarahz911

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Reviewed: May 26, 2004

Excellent recipe! Much better than the one in the store! I made it for a barbacue party and everyone love it!

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SMELGARM

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Reviewed: May 11, 2004

Very Good!!! My friends loved it. Our friend who always gets credit for the best potato salad recipe. They said it was better than hers. I cut back on sugar. Didnt have carrots or pimentos. I will be making this again!!!

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SYNDI111

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Reviewed: May 1, 2004

Pretty good. Added 3 hard boiled eggs, 1/4 tsp dill, 1/4 tsp celery salt and 1 dill pickle diced. Omitted celery, carrot, pimento and sweet relish. I thought it was a little to sweet for my taste, but my husband thought it was perfect.

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CVOORHEES

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2004

I have tried a number of potato salad recipes from AllRecipes, and this is the best! All of the flavors blend together really well so that there isn't one overpowering taste-not too vinegary or mustardy like some potato salads can be. Excellent!

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2004

Great potato salad. Made a few changes...No onions (I hate them), no pimento (didn't have any), no carrot (didn't have any) and celery seed instead of celery (I am not fond of the crunchy texture in a potato salad). I know it sounds bland but it was still GREAT! There were no left overs!

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JADENBLACK

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2004

An excellent basic potato salad...I've been looking for the right one for some time. I added 4 hard-boiled eggs and little more pickle relish. Thanks Mary Ann

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CARMELCORNR

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2004

A KEEPER!!! We love it!!! - Didn't change one thing. My favorite potato salad was Octoberfest German Potato Salad from this site. I've made it dozens of time - now I have two that I love. They both have completely different tastes so it will be nice to change back and forth! Thanks submitter!!!

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Aspiring Chef Rita

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2003

I wasn't impressed with this potato salad dressing. It is very basic and I've had much better. Also - potato salad without eggs and celery??? I added both but still don't think I'll try this one again. Sorry!

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2003

This potato salad is perfect and so simple. I left out the celery & carrot because some in our family don't like any crunch in their potato salad. I had never made potato salad without eggs before and didn't miss them a bit. This will be my only potato salad recipe in years to come. Thank you Mary Ann!

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2003

I'll be the first to say right off that I've never been a fan of potato salad.....it has to have a certain taste/texture for me to take even a second bite. But after I read all of the ratings/reviews for this recipe, I had to give it a try for our big July 4th family cookout. I was nervous about making it because my husband first of all normally hates the stuff, and second, I've never been what you would call a very good potato salad maker. Not only did my husband devour this potato salad, but so did all the rest of our family and guests, even a 15mo. old! Everyone was helping themselves to seconds, even thirds until the serving dish was empty. I didn't have pimento or fresh white onion on hand, so I used dehydrated minced onions, and omitted the pimento. The flavors and textures mingled together to make the perfect taste. This was so much better than I've had in a restaurant. This was some good stuff :)

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Reviewed: May 27, 2003

This is an excellent recipe. I left out the pimentos and added fresh dill and hard-boiled eggs. Definitely a keeper!

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JessHem

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Reviewed: May 16, 2003

Excellent! Just what I was looking for! I used Kraft Fat-Free Mayo, which tends to be sweeter than regular, so I cut back on the sugar (adding it as needed at the end). But what a perfect blend of flavors. This definately goes into my recipe file!

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Reviewed: May 8, 2003

I have ended my search for the perfect potato salad! This is the 4th potato salad recipe I have tried from allrecipes.com, and this is the winner! I didn't have relish, so I left that out (but I can't wait to try it). I also cut the potatoes into cubes before I boiled them which really cuts down on the boiling time. I only used 1 lb of potatoes (and cut the ingredients in half) but I kept the amounts of vegetables the same because I like all of the extras. What a colorful potato salad! I used red onions because I love the color. This is a GREAT recipe!

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MOLLE888

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2003

My family and I are very hard to please when it comes to potato salad. I was more than pleased after trying this recipe. Definitely a keeper!

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Carolyn Carman

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2003

This is wonderful potato salad. The dressing is creamy and flavorful. Most people won't have to change a thing. For my family's personal preference I used 5 hard boiled eggs, mashing up the yolks into the mayo mixture, for a eggy tasting dressing. I also added another teaspoon of grey poupon mustard, left out carrots. Thanks so much for a great potato salad, Mary Ann.

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