Potatoes, to mash

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (4)

two pounds of potatoes ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
half a pint of milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
a quarter of a pound of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]

Instructions (3)

After the potatoes are boiled and peeled, mash them in a mortar, or on a clean board, with a broad knife, and put them into a stewpan.
Set them over the fire, and keep them stirred till the butter is melted; but take care they do not burn to the bottom.
Dish them up in what form you please.

Original Text

Potatoes, to mash.

After the potatoes are boiled and peeled, mash them in a mortar, or on a clean board, with a broad knife, and put them into a stewpan. To two pounds of potatoes put in half a pint of milk, a quarter of a pound of butter, and a little salt; set them over the fire, and keep them stirred till the butter is melted; but take care they do not burn to the bottom. Dish them up in what form you please.

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