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Potato Cake
From The household cook book, 1902
Serves 4
Requires skill in turning.
Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 186. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
POTATO CAKE — Boil the potatoes till they are soft and floury, dry them, and, while warm, mash them thoroughly— this is usually done with the hand; then mix with them as much flour as will bind the potato without making it stiff, add salt, and roll out on a floured board, and shape the cake or cakes, then fry in boiling bacon=fat
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