Minced Potatoes

Ingredients

• 2 cups of cold boiled potatoes
• a spoonful of drippings or butter
• season with salt

Method

1. 1

   Chop cold boiled potatoes quite fine and season with salt.

2. 2

   Spread a spoonful of drippings or butter in an omelet-pan or small frying-pan and place the minced potatoes about an inch deep.

3. 3

   Cook on top of the range like a cake, without stirring.

4. 4

   Invert a plate that just fits the pan over the potatoes.

5. 5

   Let them brown nicely and slowly, then turn over onto the plate.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooking for profit (1886) by Jessup Whitehead, page 33. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Minced Potatoes. This likewise has been a restaurant specialty and has been known as of great effect in drawing trade. It ought to be observed, however, that it takes a considerable allowance o^ butter in the pan to give the potatoes the fine yellow- brown, and appetizing flavor that will draw the people from a distance of many blocks to breakfast or supper. Chop cold boiled potatoe** quite fine and season with salt. Spread a spoon- ful of drippings or butte

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