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Potato Cakes

Shape cold mashed potato in small cakes, and roll in flour.

Shape cold mashed potato in small cakes, and roll in flour. Butter hot omelet pan, put in cakes, brown one side, turn and brown other side, adding butter as needed to prevent burning; or pack potato in small buttered pan as soon as it comes from table, and set aside until ready for use. Turn from pan, cut in pieces, roll in flour, and cook same as Potato Cakes.

Ingredients

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  • cold mashed potato
  • flour
  • butter

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Shape cold mashed potato in small cakes, and roll in flour.

  2. 2

    Butter hot omelet pan, put in cakes, brown one side, turn and brown other side, adding butter as needed to prevent burning; or pack potato in small buttered pan as soon as it comes from table, and set aside until ready for use.

  3. 3

    Turn from pan, cut in pieces, roll in flour, and cook same as Potato Cakes.

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