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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 301, 1 October 1938, Page 3

HOME SCIENCE

MODERN HOUSEKEEPING. (By an Otago University Graduate.) INTERESTING WAYS WITH POTATOES. Used as a crust for a cooked meat pie, potato pastry is delicious. Any left over meats cut into thin slices or minced aiul mixed with some left over vegetables or hard-boiled eggs, or mushrooms in season may be used and the pastry placed on top. For a pie in which the meat has been previously cooked it is necessary to roll the pastry thinner than that used for uncooked meats. It requires a shorter time of cooking. The crust may he made as follows: Potato Pastry. ■foz cooked potatoes 4oz flour 3oz dripping, i teaspoon salt Milk to mix 1 egg yolk. Do not attempt to make potato pastry from many potatoes; use the flour variety. Cook the potatoes and rub through a sieve. Add the sieved flour then rub in the dripping, add the salt. Bind together with, a little milk. An egg yolk added at this stage will make a richer pastry. Kieep the mixture fairly dry as for any other pastry then roll out on a floured hoax'd. Place on the pie and bake in a moderate oven. I-lore is a tasty savoury dish recommended for tea or luncheon. Salmon Potato Loaf. 2 cups mashed potatoes 1 tin salmon 1 cup shredded cheese 1 small onion 1 egg

cup milk Salt and, pepper. Remove the bones from the salmon and flake, with a fork. Add the potatoes, cheese, the onion minced, milk egg and seasonings. Mix wtell. Place in a buttered loaf tin and bake in a moderate oven three-quarters of an hour, until firm to touch. on a hot plate, unmoulded. Savoury Potatoes. Take the required number of new potatoes and boil in their jackets. When cooked peel and allow to cool. Now carefully scoop out the centres with a sharp spoon. Shred some lettuce ve|ty finely, add grated carrot, cheese apple, and chop finely *ome mint and onion. Mix thoroughly. Fill the potatoes with the mixture then add a few drops of orange juice and a spoonful of salad dressing. Garnish with grated carrot and parsley. Serve with lettuce hearts and cold meats. The potato which had been removed may be fried a golden brown and served with the savoury potatoes.