Mrs Beetons Vegetables Revisited
Potato Snow
Potatoes Boiled in Their Jackets
Peel and rub the potatoes through a coarse sieve on to a dish.
Do not touch them afterwards, or the flakes will fall.
Serve as hot as possible.
Time: ½ to ¾ hour to boil the potatoes.
Sufficient: 6 potatoes for 3 persons.
Seasonable at any time.
POTATO SNOW
1148. INGREDIENTS - Potatoes, salt, and water.
Mode - Choose large white potatoes, as free from spots as possible; boil them in their skins in salt and water until perfectly tender; drain and dry them thoroughly by the side of the fire, and peel them. Put a hot dish before the fire, rub the potatoes through a coarse sieve on to this dish; do not touch them afterwards, or the flakes will fall, and serve as hot as possible.
Time - 1/2 to 3/4 hour to boil the potatoes.
Average cost, 4s. per bushel.
Sufficient - 6 potatoes for 3 persons.
Seasonable at any time.
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