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Norwegian Potatoes

A historical recipe from Fifty-two Sunday dinners, by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1913).

A historical recipe

Fifty-two Sunday dinners: A book of recipes, by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1913). Project Gutenberg eBook #31534.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Fifty-two Sunday dinners, by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1913). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #31534 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31534). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Norway. Associated with Norway by a demonym leading its title: Norwegian (confidence 0.55). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Wash, scrub and pare six medium size potatoes.
  2. Cook in boiling salted water until tender.
  3. Drain, pass through ricer.
  4. Add six anchovies drained from the oil in bottle and cut in one-fourth inch pieces, one-half teaspoon finely chopped parsley, one-half teaspoon French mustard, salt if necessary, one-eighth teaspoon pepper, a few grains nutmeg, two tablespoons butter, and yolks two eggs slightly beaten.
  5. Beat thoroughly, place on range and cook slowly three minutes, stirring constantly.
  6. Remove from range, spread mixture on plate to cool, then mold like small eggs.
  7. Roll in crumbs, egg and crumbs.
  8. Arrange in croquette basket and fry a golden brown in deep, hot Cottolene.