The first was a recipe for "Perfection Salad" that appeared in Better Homes & Gardens in 1904, submitted in a Knox brand-sponsored contest by a Pennsylvanian woman named Mrs. John E. Cook.

If you think of potato salad as healthy, you might want to think again. But that doesn't mean you can't tweak the recipe a bit. Few foods are more popular at a summer barbecue than potato salad.