You should plan for about 1/2 cup per person. That make 250 cups which would be just under 16 gallons of potato salad.
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1 Gallon of potato salad feeds about 30 people, so 3.33 Gallons.
Whether to use or not use boiled eggs in potato salad is your option. Some people really like them. I chop all but one when I make potato salad, and then I slice into whole rounds with the yolk intact. That make a nice decoration on top.
If it is potato salad that is made with mayonnaise, then it spoils when not in the refrigerator and makes people sick. Not a good picnic food if you are out in the sun where it can get hot before eating.
Generally speaking, 5 lbs of potato salad will fee 30 people. 12 people would be a little over half of that, so around 2.5 lbs of potato salad.
I would make 12 pounds
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I would make 25 pounds of it.
Depends what else you put into it. I would make about 130 pounds of salad from 100 pounds potato as I add eggs, onion, bell peppers etc.
There are a lot of different potato salad recipes that exist. There are standard ones that you find in shops but if you are finding these boring then there are some exotic ones. For example for an unusual potato salad you could add herbs and tomatoes to make it Moroccan styled.
The normal serving of potato salad should be around 4 ounces. 1 pound would feed 4 people, so you would need 33 and 3/4 pounds to feed 135 people.
You can drain the water and let them sit on the counter for about twenty minutes. When they are cool enough to handle you can make the potato salad. If you put them in water the potatoes will absorb more water and get mushy. If you put them in the refrigerator they will be kind of dried out and your potato salad won't be very creamy. I prefer making it with warm potatoes and then refrigerate the potato salad.