Have only one crust and that at the bottom of the plate. What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking. For this purpose may be used potatoes that are too large for baking well. Cut in slices one-fourth of an inch thick, and sprinkle with salt. Be careful not to cook too rapidly, lest the potatoes blister and do not cook thoroughly.
Some persons prefer to boil the potatoes half done before slicing for frying.
The First Texas Cook Book. 1883. To dress a Beef-Stake, sufficient for two Gentlemen, with a fire made of two newspapers. American Cookery . Second Edition, Albany 1796 . Cut up a good sized chicken in small pieces, and put them in a saucepan, with a quart of water.