Potatoes, Baked
From Camp cookery (Kephart), 1910
Run a sliver through them to let steam escape.
Presented as published in 1910. 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 Camp cookery (Kephart) (1910) by Kephart, Horace, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Potatoes, Baked. — Nessmuk's description cannot be improved: "Scoop out a basin-like depression under the fore-stick, three or four inches deep, and large enough to hold the tubers when laid side by side ; fill • it with bright hardwood coals ^nd keep up a strong heat for half an hour or more. Next, clean out the hollow, place the po- tatoes in it, and cover them with hot sand or ashes
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.