Swiss Potato Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs potatoes, quartered (1 to 2 inches in diameter)
3 tablespoons table salt
8 -10 slices smoked bacon
1 large red onion, chopped fine
2 finger sized pickles, diced (I use garlic ones)
3 -4 hard-boiled eggs, diced
1/2 a carrot, finely diced
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
3 tablespoons whole-grain German mustard
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon rosemary
1/4 teaspoon thyme
additional salt

Preparation

boil potatoes with salt until tender reserving 1/4 cup of water.
fry bacon until crispy then set aside reserving fat in pan.
add onion until tender and then add vinegar and potato water and allow to reduce a bit.
once reduced to desired consistency add to potatoes along with remaining ingredients folding in bits at a time.
served warm or cold.