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Bruise with a wooden spoon, through a colander, six large or twelve middle-sized boiled potatoes; beat four eggs, mix with a pint of good milk, stir in the potatoes;sugar and seasoning to taste;butter a dish; bake half an hour. This receipt is simple and economical, as it is made of what is wasted in most families, viz. - cold potatoes, which may be kept two or three days, till a sufficient quantity is collected. It is a weekly dish at our table. A teaspoonful of chip marmalade makes a delicious seasoning.
 
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