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Plain Boiled Potatoes

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Plain Boiled Potatoes

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wash the potatoes in cold water using a vegetable brush.

  2. Rinse and peel, removing any eyes if necessary.

  3. Rinse again in clear water and place in a pot with boiling salted water.

  4. Cook until soft, about 25 minutes, ensuring water nearly evaporates.

  5. Drain excess water, cover with a white cloth to absorb moisture, and serve.

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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