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Potato Snow

Choose fine white potatoes free from spots. Wash them well, put them in their jackets into a saucepan, and barely cover them with cold water. Let them boil gently until they begin to crack, then pour the water from them, let them drain, and then dry by the side of the fire until they fall to pieces. Take away the skins, and lay before the fire the hot dish on which the potatoes are to be served. Rub the potatoes through a hot wire sieve, so that they shall fall lightly upon the dish, and on no account disturb them after they have fallen. Serve very hot. Time, thirty to forty minutes to boil the potatoes. Probable cost, 1d. or 1 1/2d. per pound. Sufficient, three potatoes for one person.