German Potato Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

15 small potatoes
2 cups water
1 cup vinegar
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons butter
1 onion
12 slices bacon
1/4 cup cornstarch
salt and pepper

Preparation

Boil potatoes 10-15 minutes. Drain while making sauce.
Fry bacon until crisp, drain and crumble. Set aside.
Fry onion until slightly done in bacon grease.
Add water, vinegar, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil, turn down heat and add 1/4 cup cornstarch dissolved in a small amount of water.(this will thicken the sauce -- a must!).
Add the butter and stir until melted.
Peel and slice warm potatoes and add to sauce.
Stir in bacon. Salt and pepper to taste.