Grandma Byrd's German Potato Salad

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 red potatoes, skins on
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped (optional)
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3 small cucumbers or 3 medium cucumbers, sliced very thin
• 4 -6 tomatoes (cubed or sliced)
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed
• 1 tablespoon salt, and more for seasoning
• black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cook potatoes in skins with 1 tbs. salt & 1 tbs. caraway seed until soft enough to stick a fork into, but still firm enough to be sliced and mixed up without becoming mushy. (make sure the center is done.).
• 2 drain and run cold water over potatoes until they're cool enough to hold. potatoes must still be somewhat warm for flavors to blend.
• 3 peel & slice potatoes into a large bowl.
• 4 mix in onion, vinegar, and oil. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 let stand at room temperature mixing & tasting occasionally. adjust seasoning to personal tastes. potatoes soak up a lot of salt so you may need to add more salt & vinegar.
• 6 about one hour before serving, add cucumbers & tomatoes. chill.