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To Bake Potatoes

To bake potatoes, the potato is placed in an oven of moderate temperature and subjected to a gradually increased heat, until the inside is thoroughly cooked; the skin has assumed a light brown color and a firm consistency, and a perfectly baked potato. An excellent method of baking potatoes: Put the potatoes into boiling water and let them boil rapidly from seven to fourteen minutes. Then bake in a hot oven until they are well cooked and have a rich brown skin. Parboiling potatoes in this manner heats them all through so quickly and thoroughly that the time required to bake them is reduced one-half.

When baked potatoes are taken from the oven, a gash about an inch in length should be made lengthwise in each potato and the ends pressed to widen the gash and permit steam to escape. Baked potatoes served in a deep dish lined with a napkin that can be lightly folded over so as to protect them from the cold air. Served in this manner they will remain hot and mealy for some time.