Ingredients
- a teaspoonful of salt has been added
Directions
If cooking new potatoes, boil them in their jackets; old potatoes, scrub, pare and let stand in cold water two or three hours to freshen them; cover with boiling water, to which a teaspoonful of salt has been added, and boil gently from twenty to thirty minutes ; medium- sized potatoes will require thirty minutes; rapid boiling will break the potatoes; when cooked drain off every drop of water; remove the cover and shake the saucepan over the fire until the potatoes are dry and mealy; serve immediately. The potatoes should be put on to boil just one-half hour before they are to be served. If they must stand, set the saucepan on the back part of the stove and cover with a towel until serving time. The towel will absorb the moisture.
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