Boiled New Potatoes

Ingredients

• new potatoes
• two tablespoons butter
• teaspoon salt
• saltspoon white pepper

Method

1. 1

   Boil new potatoes in two waters.

2. 2

   Some use a wire basket in a kettle of boiling water, then have ready another saucepan of boiling water.

3. 3

   When the potatoes are half cooked, lift them from the first and put them in the second.

4. 4

   Serve with a dressing of melted butter, using two tablespoons butter, a teaspoon salt, and a saltspoon white pepper for each quart of potatoes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 447. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled New Potatoes. — Boiling water is generally considered best for new potatoes, always cooking in two waters as above ; some use a wire basket, placing it in a kettle of boiling water, then have ready another saucepan of boiling water, and when the potatoes are half cooked lift them from the first and put them in the second. (This is considered equally nice for old potatoes). Serve with FrjjnuBMket, a dressing of melted butter ; taxing for each quart potatoes, two tablespoons butter, teaspoon salt and saltspoon white pepper

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