To Roast or Bake Potatoes

Modern cookery for private families · Acton, Eliza · 1845
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Modern cookery for private families
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Instructions (5)
  1. Scrub and wash potatoes nearly assorted in size; wipe them very dry.
  2. Roast them in a Dutch oven before the fire, placing them at a distance from it, and keeping them often turned.
  3. Alternatively, arrange them in a coarse dish, and bake them in a moderate oven.
  4. Dish them neatly in a napkin, and send them very hot to table.
  5. Serve cold butter with them.
Original Text
TO ROAST OR BAKE POTATOES. Scrub and wash exceedingly clean some potatoes nearly assorted in size; wipe them very dry, and roast them in a Dutch oven before the fire, placing them at a distance from it, and keeping them often turned; or arrange them in a coarse dish, and bake them in a moderate oven. Dish them neatly in a napkin, and send them very hot to table; serve cold butter with them. 1-3/4 to upwards of 2 hours.
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