Put them into a sauce pan with just as much water as will keep them from burning to, and no more. Cover it close, and when the skin begins to crack they are enough. Drain out all the water, and let them stand covered for a minute or two; afterwards peel them, put them in a plate or dish, with melted butter poured over them.

Another Way To Dress Potatoes

Boil them as before, but take care to take them up before they break. Then peel them and lay them upon a clean gridiron over the fire. Let them lie till they are of a fine brown, and send them to the table.

How To Broil Potatoes

Boil potatoes till they are done enough to peel readily. When they are peeled, cut them in two, and lay them on a gridiron till they are brown on both sides. Then lay them on a plate or dish, and pour melted butter over them.

How To Fry Potatoes

Cut potatoes into dices as thick as a crown piece, and then fry them till they are brown. Lay them in a dish, and pour over them a mixture of melted butter, sack and sugar.

How To Mash Potatoes

Boil potatoes, peel them, and put them into a sauce-pan, mashing them well. Put a pint of milk with a little salt to two pound of potatoes. Stir them well together, taking care they do not flick to the bottom : then add a quarter of a pound of butter; and when it is melted and stirred in, take them up, and fend them to the table.