Part of A. R. Annable's collection of potato recipes appearing in "The Culinary Realm" department, this potato omelet blends mashed potatoes with milk, beaten eggs, flour, and salt, cooked in melted butter on both sides.
Original
Potato Omelet
One cup of sweet milk, three eggs well beat-
en, a little salt and a tablespoonful of flour,
with one cup of mashed potatoes. Mix until
smooth, turn into a hot frying pan with plenty
of melted butter; turn when brown, frying both
sides.
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Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup sweet milk
3 eggs, well beaten
a little salt
1 tablespoonful flour
1 cup mashed potatoes, mashed
plenty butter, melted
Directions
Mix the sweet milk, well-beaten eggs, salt, flour, and mashed potatoes until smooth. Turn the mixture into a hot frying pan containing plenty of melted butter. Fry until brown on the bottom, then turn to fry both sides.
Item type
recipe
Yield
Not stated
Timing
Not stated
Temperature
Not stated
Equipment
hot frying pan
Names & connections
Potatoestopic · article section topic
Source context
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Potatoes by A. R. Annable
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.
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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