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Mashed Potato Puree

From Instruction in cookery (Methuen's text-books, Thompson), 1908

Specially for patients suffering from dysentery.

Presented as published in 1908. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Instruction in cookery (Methuen's text-books, Thompson) (1908) by A. P. Thompson, page 39. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mashed Potato Puree — Specially for patients suf- fering from dysentery. Steam some potatoes or bake them in their skins. Rub them to a mash, and then beat well with a wooden spoon. Add a little hot milk and butter and a very little salt (no pepper)

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