To Roast or Bake Potatoes
Origin: London, England
Source: Eliza Acton, 1845
Ingredients
- potatoes
- cold butter
Instructions
- Scrub and wash the potatoes exceedingly clean, assorted as nearly as possible to the same size.
- Wipe them very dry.
- To roast: place them in a Dutch oven before the fire at a distance from it, and keep them often turned. Alternatively, to bake: arrange them in a coarse dish and bake in a moderate oven.
- Dish them neatly in a napkin and send them very hot to table.
- Serve cold butter with them.