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Potato Tea Cakes

Boil, skin and press through a sieve 4 large mealy potatoes. Add 2 well-beaten eggs and I teaspoonful of salt then stir in I pint of milk.

Sift together I cupful of flour, I cupful of cornstarch and 2 teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. Add to the potato mixture then stir in as much additional flour as may be necessary to mix to a soft dough. Roll out on a board, cut into round cakes and bake in a quick oven.

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