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Potato Strips

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Potato Strips

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pare and cut the potatoes into long, even strips.

  2. Soak the strips in cold water for one hour.

  3. Dry the strips by spreading them on a towel and pressing another towel on top.

  4. Fry the strips in lard until they are light brown.

  5. Shake off excess fat in a hot colander.

  6. Line a deep dish with a napkin and place the strips inside, ensuring they are not crowded.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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