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A brief turn-of-the-century preparation for early-harvest potatoes, featuring boiling, pan-frying in butter until browned, and seasoning with parsley, salt, and pepper.

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New Potatoes Scrape and cook in boiling water. When done drain, slice, and place in a hot frying pan with some melted butter; fry to a nice brown, turning often. Sprinkle finely with chopped parsley, pepper, and salt. Serve hot.

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Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1
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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 n38, 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.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • new potatoes, scraped, sliced
  • water, boiling
  • butter, melted
  • parsley, finely chopped
  • pepper
  • salt

Directions

Scrape new potatoes and cook in boiling water until tender. Drain and slice them. Heat butter in a frying pan until melted and hot. Add the sliced potatoes and fry until nicely browned, turning frequently. Sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, salt, and pepper. Serve hot.

Item type
recipe
Yield
Not stated
Timing
Not stated
Temperature
Not stated
Equipment
frying pan

Names & connections

  • Potatoestopic · article section topic

Source context

publication context

The Culinary Realm

THE CULINARY REALM

Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 · Page n38 · View context source ↗

Source evidence: THE CULINARY REALM

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Potatoes Article Introduction

Potatoes By A. R. ANNABLE THERE are many ways of cooking new potatoes to make them both palatable and nutritious, but new potatoes carelessly cooked are very indigestible and often cause sickness. Below are some excellent recipes for cooking both early and old potatoes.

Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 · Page n38 · View context source ↗

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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