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Potatoes Mashed
When your potatoes are thoroughly boiled, drain them
quite dry, pick out every speck, &c., and while hot, rub
them through a colander into a clean stew-pan. To a
pound of potatoes put about half an ounce of butter,
and a tablespoonful of milk: do not make them too
moist, mix them well together.
O Why should the potatoes be drained?
Which kind of potatoes are best to use?
When should the butter be added?
What is the definition of a speck?
-The Cook's Oracle and Housekeeper's Manual,
William Kitchiner