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Potato Balls

From Cookery and housekeeping, 1882

Serves 1

For a sweet dish, omit savory ingredients and use lemon peel and sugar.

Presented as published in 1882. 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 Cookery and housekeeping (1882) by Reeve, Henry Mrs., page 136. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Potato Balls. Bake in their skins some sound round potatoes. Remove the skins, mash the potato, mix with cream or milk till a firmish paste is formed, season with eggs, salt, pepper, chopped herbs, and a shallot. Take three eggs

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