Cookbook:Mashed Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes
Category	Potato recipes
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This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook Household Cyclopedia by Henry Hartshorne.

Ingredients

• Potatoes
• Butter
• Milk

Procedure

1. Boil the potatoes until tender, then drain.
2. While hot, rub the potatoes through a colander into a clean pan.
3. For every pound of potatoes, mix in ½ ounce butter and 1 tablespoon milk; do not make them too moist.
4. Serve hot.

Notes, tips, and variations

• Onion mashed potatoes: Prepare some boiled onions, rub them through a sieve, and mix them with potatoes.