How to Boil Potatoes

A Plain Cookery Book for the Working ... · Francatelli, Charles Elmé · 1852
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A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
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Instructions (5)
  1. Wash the potatoes clean, and put them on to boil in a saucepan, with cold water just enough to cover them
  2. place the saucepan on the hob, close to the fire, and allow them to remain in that position for a quarter of an hour, by which time the water will have gradually reached to the boiling point
  3. the saucepan should now be allowed to boil until the potatoes are done through, and then pour off the water
  4. put the lid on again with a cloth on the top, place the saucepan close to the fire for about five minutes
  5. when you turn them out on their dish you will find that you have a well-boiled, mealy potato before you
Original Text
No. 136. How to Boil Potatoes. Wash the potatoes clean, and put them on to boil in a saucepan, with cold water just enough to cover them; place the saucepan on the hob, close to the fire, and allow them to remain in that position for a quarter of an hour, by which time the water will have gradually reached to the boiling point; the saucepan should now be allowed to boil until the potatoes are done through, and then pour off the water; put the lid on again with a cloth on the top, place the saucepan close to the fire for about five minutes, and when you turn them out on their dish you will find that you have a well-boiled, mealy potato before you. [71]
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