Jacket-boiled Potatoes

Ingredients

• rather small potatoes
• 1 tablespoon salt

Method

1. 1

   Scrub the potatoes well.

2. 2

   Pare a ring around each the long way; drop into cold water.

3. 3

   Drain; cover with boiling water; add salt.

4. 4

   Let boil about 35 minutes, or until a fork will easily pierce the largest.

5. 5

   Drain off all the water, and set pan at back of stove to dry off the potatoes.

6. 6

   Serve in their jackets.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Mary Frances cook book (1912) by Jane Eayre Fryer, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.