Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1917-11-01
RED LAKE NEWS
RECIPES FOR POTATO DINNER DISHES


Washington D. Care you eating your share
of the countrys bumper CROP asks the United
States Department of Agriculture in recent state
ment Nov that the tubers are once more plen-
tiful and cheap they may we'll be given promln-
ent palce on the dinner table, continues the
statement
The department makes the following sugges-
lions in regard to the use OF potatoes at dinner:
Potatoes at Dinner.
Potatoes may be freely used at dinner the va
riety which all like being secured by varying
the ways in which the potatoes are served. Then,
too one should not overlook the fact that, since
both of them are foods which very palatable
sources of starch, by eating more potatoes one
can diminish the bread eaten and thus help to
save wheat, which is such important matter
at the present time
Many think that potatoes at their best
when prepared in the simplest ways, that is, baked
or boiled but some variety is possible,
for they may be baked in their Jackets or with
the skins rubbed or scraped off, pared and baked
in the pan with meat, the juice they absorb i'm
proving their flavor. The skins may be easily
rubbed off new potatoes and almost as easily from
old potatoes provided they are hrst dropped Ior
ten minutes in boiling water
Potatoes may be boiled steamed in the jack
cts, peeled entirely with only ring peeled
around the center. The boiled potatoes may be
served as they are, mashed, or riced. Such
simple changes these help to give variety
Minted Potatoes.
Boiled potatoes at their best when mealy,
So after boiling the water should be poured off,
little salt sprinkled the potatoes, and the
kettle not quite covered, and placed on the back
Of the stove, that they may "dry out II you
wish novelty, in boiling potatoes add few
mint leaves to the water in which they are cook
olyip shOu1d a. M
ber to be at their best, they should be served as
soon as they are done. If one can not serve them
at once the skin on side should be slashed
in order to allow the steam to escape, and the po-
tatoes kept hot
Fried potatoes are also favorites and the ways
in which they be either fried in deep fat or
pan fried numerous and are we'll known
Fried potatoes seasoned with onions are COM
mon dinner DISH and one should remember that
green peppers can be used with the onions or in
place of them.
Potatoes With Sauce or Cheese.
Potatoes baked with white sauce or cheese, seal
loped potatoes and similar dishes can be used IN
place of macaroni and spaghetti and potato dump
lings can be used in place of wheat dumplings.
Cooked in combination with other foods in meat
pie for instance, potatoes may be depended upon
as the principal dinner dish. There are also
number of dishes, such potato pudding which
can be used at dinner in place of sweets made OF
wheat flour.
Tested Potato Recipes.
Of the many possible recipes, the following are
suggested as more less typical:
Potato Soup
8 potatoes, of medium size.
4 cups skim milk.
small onion.
tablespoons butter other fat.
2 tablespoons -four
- teaspoons salt.
a teaspoon celery salt,
stalk of celery cut in inch pieces.
"a teaspoon chopped parsley. Little cayenne
pepper paprika.
Boil the potatoes and when soft rub them
through sieve. Slice the onion and scald this
and the celery with the milk Take out the