Mashed (Purée de topinambours).—Wash,
peel, and boil the vegetable in salted milk or water,
or half and half, till tender, then drain and rub them
through a sieve; squeeze all the water from them,
put the purée into a clean pan, with a small piece of
butter, a spoonful of cream, white pepper, salt if
necessary, and a tiny grate of nutmeg if liked, stir
it all over the fire till fairly dry and quite hot, and
serve.