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Mashed Potatoes

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Ingredients
  • 3 medium-sized potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup warm milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Pepper
Utensils
  • Vegetable-knife
  • Saucepan
  • Colander
  • Potato-masher or ricer
Directions
  1. Peel and boil the potatoes in accordance with the directions for Potatoes—Irish or Sweet.
  2. Drain through a colander, put them back in the saucepan, add the materials mentioned above, and mash with a potato masher. Or, put through a ricer before adding the other materials.
  3. Place in the oven to reheat, if necessary.

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