Kohl Cannon, or Kale Cannon

Ingredients

• mashed potatoes
• young sprouts or greens
• 1 small butter
• 1–2 spoonful cream or milk
• 1 whole raw onion
• to taste pepper and salt

Instructions

1. Mix mashed potatoes and boiled, pressed-dry, and chopped greens in about equal proportions.
2. Mash the whole well together.
3. Add pepper, salt, a small bit of butter, and a spoonful or two of cream or milk.
4. Place a raw onion in the middle of the mass.
5. Stir the mixture over a clear fire until it is very hot and sufficiently dry to be moulded.
6. Mould and turn out for table, or dish in the usual manner.
7. Remove the onion before serving.