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Potato Salad

From Catherine Owen's new cook book .., 1885

Potatoes boiled in skins are less likely to break.

Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Catherine Owen's new cook book .. (1885) by Helen Alice (Matthews) Nitsch, page 102. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

POTATO SALAD. Boil the potatoes in their shins till tender but not broken ; peal and slice them while warm ; let them get cold but not ice cold ; chop a teaspoonful of onion or olives very fine; throw it over them and pour over them French dressing enough to moisten them well

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