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How to Boil Potatoes

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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How to Boil Potatoes

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly with a small brush.

  2. Cut away any bad spots with a knife.

  3. Boil water in a pot and add the potatoes.

  4. Cover the pot and boil slowly until tender, about 30 minutes for large potatoes.

  5. Drain the water and cover the potatoes with a clean towel to keep warm for 5 minutes.

  6. Serve the potatoes in a hot covered dish with skins on.

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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