The Boston cooking-school cook book

mixture between hands. Then roll on a board until of desired length, and flatten ends. French Potato Croquettes 2 cups hot riced potatoes 2 tablespoons butter Yolks 3 eggs ½ teaspoon salt Few grains cayenne Mix ingredients in order given, and beat thoroughly. Shape in balls, then in rolls, pointed at ends. Roll in flour, mark in three places on top of each with knife-blade to represent a small French loaf. Fry in deep fat, and drain on brown paper. [Illustration: POTATO CROQUETTES READY FOR FRYING.—_Page 316._ ] [Illustration: POTATO NESTS (_Page 314_). POTATOES, SOMERSET STYLE (_Page 315_). ] [Illustration: CUCUMBER SALAD.—_Page 328._ ] [Illustration: CUCUMBER BASKETS.—_Page 328._ ] Potato Apples 2 cups hot riced potatoes 2 tablespoons butter ⅓ cup grated cheese ½ teaspoon salt Few grains cayenne Slight grating nutmeg 2 tablespoons thick cream Yolks 2 eggs Mix ingredients in order given, and beat thoroughly. Shape in form of small apples, roll in flour, egg, and crumbs, fry in deep fat, and drain on brown paper. Insert a clove at both stem and blossom end of each apple. Potatoes en Surprise Make Potato Croquette mixture, omitting parsley. Shape in small nests and fill with Creamed Chicken, shrimp, or peas. Cover nests with Croquette mixture, then roll in form of croquettes. Dip in crumbs, egg, and crumbs again; fry in deep fat, and drain on brown paper. SWEET POTATOES Baked Sweet Potatoes Prepare and bake same as white potatoes. Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style Bake six medium-sized sweet potatoes, remove from oven, cut in halves lengthwise, and scoop out inside. Mash, add two tablespoons butter, and cream to moisten. Season with salt and Sherry wine. Refill skins and bake five minutes in a hot oven. Boiled Sweet Potatoes Select potatoes of uniform size. Wash, pare, and cook twenty minutes in boiling salted water to cover. Many boil sweet potatoes with the skins on. Mashed Sweet Potatoes To two cups riced sweet potatoes add three tablespoons butter, one-half teaspoon salt, and hot milk to moisten. Beat until light, and pile on a vegetable dish. Sweet Potatoes, Georgian Style Season mashed boiled