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Potatoes Mashed

When your potatoes are thoroughly boiled, drain them quite dry, pick out every speck, &c., and while hot, rub them through a colander into a clean stew-pan. To a pound of potatoes put about half an ounce of butter, and a tablespoonful of milk: do not make them too moist; mix them well together.

–The Cook’s Oracle; and Housekeeper’s Manual,
William Kitchiner

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Why should the potatoes be drained?
Which kind of potatoes are best to use?
When should the butter be added?
What is the definition of a speck?

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Which kind of potatoes are best to use?