A concise weekly schedule presenting varied methods of cooking and serving potatoes from Sunday through Saturday, ranging from whole baked potatoes served in napkins to pan-fried potato slices and accompaniments.
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Potatoes for every day in the week
Sunday—Baked potatoes without peeling
Serve in napkins.
Monday—Peel and bake with roast beef.
Tuesday—Peel, steam, and mash, add butter
and salt, then beat with a fork until nice and
light.
Wednesday—Peel, slice thin, and dip in beat-
en egg. Fry a light brown in hot butter.
Thursday—Peel, steam, and serve whole, with
creamed codfish.
Friday—“Potatoes a la pancake.” Peel, cut
in thin slices lengthwise, season with salt and
pepper and fry in beef drippings, turning like
griddle cakes.
Saturday—Potatoes boiled in their jackets
and served with egg omelet.
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Public rights statementThis material was originally published in the United States in 1900 and is believed to be in the public domain in the United States. Source: Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1, 1900-07-01, page n39, via https://archive.org/details/sim_good-housekeeping_good-housekeeping_1900-07_31_1. Repastory is not affiliated with or endorsed by Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 or its current owner. Rights may vary outside the United States.
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Potatoestopic · Culinary preparation of potatoes
Weekly Menu Planningtopic · Daily schedule of potato preparations for a week
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Potatoes
THERE are many ways of cooking
new potatoes to make them both
palatable and nutritious, but new po-
tatoes carelessly cooked are very indi-
gestible and often cause sickness. — Be-
low are some excellent recipes for cook-
ing both early and old potatoes.
Source evidence: Potatoes
By A. R. ANNABLE
THERE are many ways of cooking
new potatoes to make them both
palatable and nutritious, but new po-
tatoes carelessly cooked are very indi-
gestible and often cause sickness. — Be-
low are some excellent recipes for cook-
ing both early and old potatoes.
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