Potatoes For Every Taste
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A cup finely chopped carrot
1 teaspoon salt and Vi teaspoon
salt
'A cup butter
'A cup flour
'A teaspoon pepper
’A teaspoon powdered mustard
I'A teaspoons steak sauce
2 cups miikl use 'A 1% or 'A
evaporated milk
4 ounces grated cheddar
cheese
1 teaspoon dried, chopped
parsley
Put first 5 ingredients in large
soup pot. Bring to boil, cover,
and simmer for about 15 min
utes. In another saucepan, melt
butter and blend in flour. Add re
maining salt, pepper, mustard
powder, steak sauce, and milk.
Cook, stirring constantly, until
smooth and thickened. Add re
maining ingredients and potato
mixture (do not drain potato
mixture). Simmer for a few min
utes to combine.
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Boil 6 potatoes in the jacket.
Cool and peel, then grate. Grate
part of an onion and add to pota
toes. Salt lightly (and pepper, if
desired). Shape into patties and
fry in oil. Simple and delicious.
CHEESY CREAM OF
POTATO SOUP
CASSEROLE
2 pound package frozen hash
browns
'A cup chopped green onions
2 cups shredded cheddar
cheese, divided
1 can condensed cream of po
tato soup
'A cup butter
2 cups sour cream
Salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In
a small pot, heat the soup, butter,
and sour cream over low heat.
Combine potatoes, green
onion, and 1 cup cheese into a
large mixing bowl. Mix in heated
soup mixture. Season with salt
and pepper. Pour into a 9xl3inch
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cheese over top of casserole. Bake
30-45 minutes. Serve warm.
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