Ingredients
- 69 after fifteen minutes throw in another handful of salt
Directions
Wash clean, cut off the ends, let stand in cold water a few hours, put into boiling water, the larger ones first, then in a short time adding the rest, cover, and keep boiling constantly ;
Vegetables.
after fifteen minutes throw in another handful of salt and boil another fifteen minutes : try with a fork, and if it does not quite run through they are done (this is called "leaving a bone in them" ). Drain, take to door or window and shake in open air to make them mealy; return to stove and allow to stand uncovered for a moment. Or, when washed, bake in a moderate oven fifty minutes — or place in a steamer half an hour over water kept constantly boiling, serve immediately; or wash and peel medium-sized ones, and bake in pan witli roast meat, basting often with the drippings.