Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-01-29


rari.oa With ether articles Of food. II
would ts vcry hard Cor u- 10 % without
il nov. but e has been in constant use
bat htile more than a ceniaTy. Amefiea
!. hs native soil and Sin Walter Raisigh
uss ths 6rsi % introducs "a irto kngiand'
.bou, three hundred Years sgo. fcr
Gag time. people weie much pT,Jadiesd
against Il bat this vas gradually over
cone The name lr.sh Is oAen gwen TO
he sommon kinl % distinguish % i'om
The .wes, potato. because they are 'hs
wireipal iood of,he lr,sh PeoPls-aa'ins
been introduced a. be tine q a famine.
There ars many and constantly chang
ioe .nd Increasing sarieiies from vhich
there 4. l,i's choice, ih0ugh every family
hmhshrofi, The PrinciPal lifstaee
.n color aud ,haps, but irom d'asieni
mode. oi eal,ya,ioa Different rssu'is s's
obtained.
An Engl.h authority tells as that
The BEE. all meaiiesi po,af'cs arc 'l-
ways denslr and heavier than The ~a'ef'
o.s. A tnai that c,,ef fails b. 90 Pgi
thsm into a s,,a,.oa oi saii and the poor
vii .wim ~hil, iac saol .iak.
TIE principal parts Of ,he potato are
water. starch. sugar ara mineral sub
e.nc,.. Ons pound of potato Nil con-
tain % o1. water. bsiwo,n p ard s. ol. q
starch.
More depends on ihs way ihc potato
i. cooked than any other vegetable. A
poor potato may b. made qli,s paia'abie
by sool cooking. while q good one b. eas'
ily spoiled by careless preparation.
Ttousi t seems very harmless. o. De-
lag. oapo.,aaoas family. Is cousin
of Che deadly a.sh,.hale and other e'"
plant, Scientists ~am ls agaias' Che
water In Which potatoes have been bo.ed'
anl ,eu us OBJ sI-e into "a co tof time
before plii.,s iaio soups. e'c
Tie most commoa ways ot co'kins
potatoes ar, By boiling ana baking bat
,r.ihsrof these msilois 3. so wel. unisI'
stood ia.i ii oash, ,o be Al important
po.ui i ,o have che potatoes. va.ch aTr
% BE- cooked together. % aeafiy ihe same
..rs a, ,hsn che heat VII reach them
alike
rAAfu rnrhruts.
Baked potatoes sholh be eaten che
minute they ar, la-e, a.. 81 cooked 600
much. they become shr.ss.ed and wa,efy
They rtsl.,e rom Aaf OBJ throc-gaar'efs
ofaahoaria moderately lo' oven. Try
them By P.aeh.as. na, P'rk.as a. thai
ls,s oui ,.e l.r ana ,eai' io MAKE ,-cm
sosgy. lfthsy ar, done before ,he meal
Is vaiy 10 sb uef OBJ pli oa 'he table,
-n,ler have them ooo,. than vt'efy
mum rarsr.u.
Potatoes ,hoal be pai ia1 bc.aus sa'er
O.. frsi. AMI no, allowed io s'oP bo.'las
When ,hry ha,, once bcyla II Che
wafer &. vsIi .ait,l taers w.i bci.s' dan
s,r % boilas IN pieces, thoasa Do BE- 'ail
OBJ utirl ,he cooking .ngaty. % is rec-
onucod-i ,o bol .a ts1 sa,er Vai oa
two ke,,lr. at Che same time. pai ile Po.
ta,oes inawirr ba.ks, .a one ke,tie ana
when shoat baf io,- ehanse to he
other
very ga potatoes are improved by
soakirs over -.shf. aal shall b. pared
b,,or, boiling S,saming : much prefer
ahle 90 bo.l,g. as sa simple method.
a-l more u Che .,afch Is preserved ala
'dty arc rrrlcfcl rorc mga.y.
Ms Hru,, B,c,tu >i1we 90 Ms
Cattrr-c B.,.hcr have said" We have
,,sa bacl potatoes. f,om an uaiaaga'
coak. c.miar upoa thc table uke Jumps
oi yellow maI.-aal tae sane article,
u-lerthe l.rec,io-s ~ a skliili mistress,
arr.aiiag .a snowy bl.s oi posiefy
uI.trrrss
On thc ore case. they were iArown ia
ttsrsk.r. i-'owa'cf. aalsaa.f,i io soak
.r bol ssttc ct.s might he. a' tac cooks
ls..eis. anl aaE thsy were boiled o.
,,.nl .a ,te ut,.r tii she vas ready 90
P,,l them Oh che s,her case. ,he poia-
te-, beng f-i peeled. were boiled a.
akiy a. Po,st.e ia sailed water. which
tte moncl, they we're done was iniaed
of ana then taey wrrc yea..y shaken tcr
am1meatoftso over tae t-e OBJ lry them
s'll mcr, thoroughly
We have never see seen che potato
b. i.p-avel aal given over OBJ evil tht' if
coaI no, Del reclaimed ty This node q
treatment
-Sens o,ier time. directions by va
200. sa'h1t.a hr preparing potatoes
&, ether wsys u.i be gissa.
umrclloSs boa FANCi WoEN,-O.v-
ea By Mar O. Hungeriorl in God C.err
CO lauusry. 1854
Sorh llroW.
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