Mashed Potatoes
This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook Household Cyclopedia by Henry Hartshorne.
Easy
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
Potatoes
2
Butter
3
Milk
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
Boil the potatoes until tender, then drain.
2
While hot, rub the potatoes through a colander into a clean pan.
3
For every pound of potatoes, mix in ½ ounce butter and 1 tablespoon milk; do not make them too moist.
4
Serve hot.
Notes
- •Onion mashed potatoes: Prepare some boiled onions, rub them through a sieve, and mix them with potatoes.