The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Boiled New Potatoes

Place in a bowl of water a pound or so of new potatoes, scrape off the thin skins and wash them well, and drop them as they are skinned and washed into another bowl of water, letting them remain there for an hour or so. After they have been in the water the requisite time place them in a saucepan with sufficient cold water to cover them, set the pan over the fire and boil them gently from a quarter to half an hour; then drain off the water and let them drain in the saucepan for a few minutes, after which turn them into a vegetable dish, fold them in a napkin, and serve.

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