Escalloped Potatoes

3 cups sliced raw potatoes.

3 tablespoons flour.

4 tablespoonfuls butter or substitute.

2 cups of scalded milk.

Salt.

Pepper.

Grease a baking dish and put in a layer of potatoes; sprinkle with 1 tablespoonful of flour, 1/3 teaspoonful of salt and a little pepper, and dot with butter or substitute. Repeat with a second layer of potatoes and so on until all are used, and then pour over the hot milk, until it barely shows through the potato slices. Cover and bake an hour in a moderate oven until potatoes become brown.

Escalloped Potatoes With Bacon

Prepare escalloped potatoes according to the preceding recipe, omitting the fat. Cut the rind from 6 slices of bacon and let bacon stand 5 minutes in boiling water. Drain, then place the bacon strips over the potatoes 20 minutes before the latter are cooked. The bacon fat will drain over the potatoes.

Potatoes In The Half Shell

Select smooth, medium sized potatoes, wash and bake. Remove from oven. Cut in halves, scoop out inside, mash. For 6 potatoes use 2 tablespoonfuls butter, 3 tablespoon-fulls hot milk, salt and pepper. Beat thoroughly, refill shells and bake 5 to 10 minutes in hot oven. Grated cheese may be sprinkled over the top and allowed to melt.

Stuffed Potatoes With Ham

Prepare potatoes as for half shell. To the mashed potatoes add 1/2 cup of minced ham or other meat. Beat well, return to shells, brush over with beaten egg and brown in a hot oven. A good luncheon dish.

Potato Pancakes

One cup grated raw potatoes, 1 tablespoon finely chopped raw onion, 1 egg, 1/2 cupful flour, 1/2 teaspoonful baking powder, 1 teaspoonful salt, a little pepper. Cook on a hot greased griddle like pancakes.

Potatoes Baked With Sausage

Select large potatoes of uniform size. Pare, remove centers lengthwise with an apple corer. Put a small sausage in each cavity. Place in a pan and bake in a hot oven from 30 to 45 minutes according to the size. Melt 2 tablespoons of shortening and baste potatoes frequently. Centers of potatoes may be used for mashed potatoes. A nice luncheon dish.

Glazed Potatoes

Roll small boiled potatoes in slightly beaten yolk of egg. Set in a greased pan and bake until a golden brown.

Potatoes O'Brien

Use cooked potatoes, cut in thin slices or cubes; place a layer of potatoes in a buttered baking dish; add a layer of white sauce, 2 tablespoons grated cheese and 1 tablespoon shredded pimentos; continue in layers until dish is filled, having a layer of fine buttered crumbs on top. Bake in a medium oven until brown on top.

Cottage Pie

Cover the bottom of a greased baking dish with hot mashed potatoes, add a thick layer of cooked meat, chopped or cut in small pieces and seasoned with salt and pepper and a few drops of onion juice, and moistened with some of the gravy. Cover with a thin layer of mashed potatoes and bake in a hot oven long enough to heat through.