Count Hamilton’s Potato Salad

8 top 10 servings
From Margit’s Mother who got it from the real Count Hamilton.

Place in bowl:

• ½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Add slowly:

• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 Tablespoons wine vinegar

Add:

• 3 cups cooked potatoes
• 1 large cucumber sliced thin

Marinate in refrigerator overnight.

Combine:

• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 3 Tablespoons milk
• ¼ cup minced onion
• 1 teaspoon dill weed
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• Add dressing to potato mixture. Serve chilled.