To Steam Potatoes

Ingredients

• Potatoes
• boiling water

Instructions

1. This mode of cooking potatoes is now much in vogue, particularly where they are wanted on a large scale, it being so very convenient.
2. Pare the potatoes, throw them into cold water as they are peeled, then put them into a steamer.
3. Place the steamer over a saucepan of boiling water, and steam the potatoes from 20 to 40 minutes, according to the size and sort.
4. When a fork goes easily through them, they are done;
5. then take them up, dish, and serve very quickly.