Mashed Potatoes

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Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

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INGREDIENTS.--Potatoes;
to every lb.
of mashed potatoes allow 1 oz.
of butter, 2 tablespoonfuls of milk, salt to taste.
Mode.--Boil the potatoes in their skins;
when done, drain them, and let them get thoroughly dry by the side of the fire;
then peel them, and, as they are peeled, put them into a clean saucepan, and with a large fork beat them to a light paste;
add butter, milk, and salt in the above proportion, and stir all the ingredients well over the fire.
When thoroughly hot, dish them lightly, and draw the fork backwards over the potatoes to make the surface rough, and serve.
When dressed in this manner, they may be browned at the top with a salamander, or before the fire.
Some cooks press the potatoes into moulds, then turn them out, and brown them in the oven: this is a pretty mode of serving, but it makes them heavy.
In whatever way they are sent to table, care must be taken to have them quite free from lumps.
Time.--From 1/2 to 3/4 hour to boil the potatoes.
Average cost, 4s.
per bushel.
Sufficient,--1 lb.
of mashed potatoes for 3 persons.