Hot German Potato Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 red potatoes
5 slices bacon, cut into pieces
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1/3 cup celery, chopped
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup cider vinegar (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon sugar (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper (to taste)
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water

Preparation

Cool potatoes whole with skin on and cook until fork tender. Remove peels while hot and cut into bite sized pieces.
In a skillet cook bacon pieces until crispy and remove just the bacon and set aside.
Add chopped onion and celery to bacon grease in skillet and cook until tender.
In a sauce pan or microwave heat to boiling, water, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
add water/vinegar mixture slowly to onions/celery and add in reserved bacon. Heat to simmer.
In a small bowl or cup mix together cornstarch and cold liquid and add it simmering vinegar sauce.
In a slow cooker add potatoes and pour vinegar/bacon mixture over potatoes and stir. Heat on low for a couple of hours or more so it is warm for serving.