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Mashed Potatoes

Peel and wash the potatoes and put them in a bowl of cold water and let them soak there for an hour or so and then put them into a saucepan with enough salted water to cover and boil gently for three-quarters of an hour. When they are done drain off all the water and put the potatoes into a large mortar or bowl and pound them well. To each pound of pulp add two ounces of butter to a teacupful of milk in a saucepan and warm it over the fire, then stir in the mashed potatoes, using care not to get them too wet; place the potatoes after they have been well mashed into a vegetable dish, mark it over with a fork and brown it in the oven or with a salamander, and serve.