Sweet pickles go in noodle salad, not potato. Must use dill pickles.
Since I started, the best potato salad starts with the potatoes. Red potatoes are the best, keep them firm if they become mush make mashed potatoes for tomorrow. Add 3-8 hard boiled eggs, depending on the size (leaving one egg to thinly slice over the top after it is finished, celery, dill pickles, Vidalia sweet onions diced, salt and pepper to taste. Let it sit in the fridge to cool off. In a bowl mix mayonnaise with mustard and dill pickle juice, about half of what you need to dress the salad. Put it on the cooled off potato mixture, add mayonnaise to flavor. Put paprika, smoked or hungarian or just plain paprika over the top after adding the sliced boiled egg. VOILA’ just like gramma fixed it.