Baked Southern Potatoes

Ingredients

• eight medium-sized potatoes
• pepper
• salt
• enough milk to moisten
• a little chopped onion
• spread well with butter

Method

1. 1

   Scrape out inside of baked potatoes, mix with seasonings and fill skins.

2. 2

   Brown under gas or grate, then bake for 10 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Toronto Cook Book (1915) by Powell, E. J. Mrs.,d.b. 1853, page 134. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Baked Southern Potatoes Take freshly baked potatoes, scrape out inside, being careful not to break shell; place in a bowl, mix with pepper, salt and enough milk to moisten, adding a little chopped onion. Fill the skins and spread well with butter; brown under gas or front of grate; then place in oven for ten minutes. Potato Cake Take four potatoes grated, drain off the water, add two eggs, half a cup milk and some soda biscuit crumbs, salt and pepper; and a tablespoon melted butter ; place on well-greased frying-pan and brown. Serve hot, spreading on plenty of butter. Scalloped Potatoes Take a half dozen medium sized potatoes, slice and wipe dry ; place in pudding dish with sprinkling of flour, salt and pepper, little pieces of butter ; then pour on pint of milk and bake until well done. If desired, place in the bottom of dish a sliced onion, which gives a most delicious flavor. Baked Beets Clean beets, put into oven in a little water to keep from sticking; bake three to four hours; then remove skin, cut into thin slices, and serve with the following dressing: — Take butter size of large egg, one tablespoon vinegar, salt and pepper to taste; while hot, pour over beets and set in oven for few seconds and serve hot. 262 The Toronto Cook Book Onions Stuffed Boil half a dozen onions until tender (don't break); when cold remove the centre; chop centres and mix a cup of chopped ham and season to taste; moisten with cream and beaten yolk of an egg; fill the shells and place piece of butter on top of each. Put in deep dish and pour a little milk over them; cover tight and bake about twenty-five minutes; then sprinkle with butter crumbs and bake five minutes longer uncovered. Carrot Stew Cut boiled carrots in small pieces and cover with milk enough to stew them, add salt and pepper to taste, small piece of butter. These are delicious. Potatoes Cooked with Onions Take one tablespoon of fat from salt pork or bacon into frying pan; when hot put in sliced raw potatoes and two small onions, salt and pepper; stir all together, let cook five minutes, pour in enough hot water to fill frying pan; cover. If water cooks out before potatoes are done, add more water. Fried Green Tomatoes Take four or five green tomatoes, cut into quarter-inch slices, immerse in melted butter, dip in seasoned bread crumbs and fry in butter until tender and brown. Potatoes in the Shell Bake eight medium-sized potatoes

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