Boiled Potatoes.
Put on in cold water and bring to a boil. At the end of twenty minutes throw in a cup of cold water to arrest the boil. Heat up again quickly, and when a fork will pierce the large potatoes easily, pour off the water. Put in a little salt, and set the uncovered pot upon the range for one minute. Take each potato in a towel, and hold in your hand while you strip off the peel. The fashion of sticking a fork through them, in order to pare them, breaks and cools them.