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No 12 Potatoe Snow Choose those that are free from spots; & the whitest you can pick out - put them in to boil in cold water, & when they begin to crush, strain the water from them, & put them into a clean stew pan, by the side of the fire 'till they are quite dry & fall to pieces, - rub them through a sieve on the dish they are to be sent in & do not disturb them after No 13. New Potatoes. The best way to clean new potatoes, when they are too young to peel is to rub them with a cloth, or scrubbing brush, & proceed to boil them as by the first receipt - No 14. Potatoe Mucillage Peel & wash a pound of full grown potatoes, grate them on a bread grater into a deep dish, containing 1/2 a gallon of water - strain this thro' a hair sieve, & pour 1/2 a gallon more water thro' the sieve - leave the water ten minutes to settle; pour it off, & fill up the dish again with fresh water, which must be repeated, as long as the water is stained reddish; at last will be found the bottom of the vessel a fine white powder; dry this in [illegible] or before the fire, & it is fit for use -
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No 12 Potatoe Snow Choose those that are free from spots; & the whitest you can pick out - put them in to boil in cold water, & when they begin to crush, strain the water from them, & put them into a clean stew pan, by the side of the fire 'till they are quite dry & fall to pieces, - rub them through a sieve on the dish they are to be sent in & do not disturb them after No 13. New Potatoes. The best way to clean new potatoes, when they are too young to peel is to rub them with a cloth, or scrubbing brush, & proceed to boil them as by the first receipt - No 14. Potatoe Mucillage Peel & wash a pound of full grown potatoes, grate them on a bread grater into a deep dish, containing 1/2 a gallon of water - strain this thro' a hair sieve, & pour 1/2 a gallon more water thro' the sieve - leave the water ten minutes to settle; pour it off, & fill up the dish again with fresh water, which must be repeated, as long as the water is stained reddish; at last will be found the bottom of the vessel a fine white powder; dry this in [illegible] or before the fire, & it is fit for use -
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