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Monday, September 28

This Spud's for you!


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Female Audience (Mary Apple) member throws Letterman a heart-shaped potato to give to president OBAMA!

Letterman obliges catches it and gives it to the president who accepts it and calls it remarkable!

He then thanks her for sharing.

Wednesday, September 23

250 ways to make me hungry



My friend Tony bought me a book at a rummage sale in Brooklyn called "250 ways to serve Potatoes" released originally in 1940 by the Culinary Institute in the U.S. The version that was gifted to me was a little newer, because of the multi-color cover. In essence a cookbook, in disguise an index of potato dishes (that I will rap about!)

just a few jems...

Potato Flakes

Butter a baking-dish and press hot boiled potatoes into it through a colander or potato ricer, having first sprinkled the potatoes with salt and pepper. Put into the oven for a few minutes and serve. Or, sprinkle with crumbs, pour over a little melted butter, and brown in the oven.

Potatoes Julienne

Cut peeled and sliced potatoes into thin matchlike shreds. Soak for an hour in cold water, drain, dry thoroughly, and fry in deep fat in a frying-basket. Sprinkle with salt and serve. These are sometimes called Shoestring Potatoes.

Hashed Brown Potatoes

Peel and chop fine enough raw potatoes to make a pint. Heat two tablespoonfuls of beef drippings in a frying-pan, add the potatoes, sprinkle with salt and pepper, add two tablespoonfuls of stock or hot water, cover and cook slowly until soft, then more rapidly until brown. If more liquid is required, add a little stock or water or cream. When a crisp crust is formed, loosen at the edges, and turn like an omelet.

Lyonnaise Potatoes

Slice two small onions and fry in butter. Reheat with six or eight boiled potatoes sliced thin or cut into dice. Season with salt and pepper, cook until brown, sprinkle with minced parsley, and serve. A few drops of vinegar or a teaspoonful of lemon-juice may be added.

Mashed Potatoes

Peel potatoes and soak for an hour in cold water. Drain, cover with fresh cold water, adding a tea-spoonful of salt. Boil, put through a potato ricer, season liberally with butter, moisten slightly with milk or cream, and add pepper and salt to taste. If desired, add a little celery salt. Beat thoroughly and serve; or, put into the serving-dish, score the top into squares with a knife, pour over a little melted butter, and brown in the oven.

Boiled New Potatoes

Scrape off the skins, or rub off with a coarse cloth. Soak for an hour in cold water, drain, cover with cold salted water, and bring to the boil. Cook for half an hour, drain, sprinkle with salt, and dry for two or three minutes before serving. Add a little melted butter if desired. Or, pour over a cupful of cream or milk, which has been boiled with a heaping tablespoonful of butter. Or season with salt, pepper, minced parsley, melted butter and cream; a sprinkle of carraway seed may be added, or, serve with Hollandaise Sauce.

Potatoes O'Brien

Cut boiled potatoes into dice and reheat in butter with canned red peppers cut into strips or fried green peppers, or both, and season with chopped onion fried in butter if desired. Or, prepare according to directions given for French Fried Potatoes, cutting into dice and frying with them the red or green peppers or both.

Stuffed Potatoes

Cut the top from each of six baked potatoes, scoop out the pulp, and mash to a smooth paste with three tablespoonfuls each of butter and cream, and salt and pepper to season. Add one-fourth cupful of grated cheese and cook to a smooth paste. Take from the fire, stir in one well-beaten egg, fill the skins, and bake.

Potatoes And Cheese

Peel and chop raw potatoes and cook, covered, very slowly in seasoned butter. When they are soft, drain and put into a baking-dish in layers, alternating with grated Parmesan cheese. Pour over a little melted butter and bake for half an hour in a slow oven. Serve in the same dish.

Potatoes A La Provencale

Peel and slice the potatoes, wipe very dry, and saute" in oil. Cook slowly, adding a little minced garlic and onion towards the last. Finish cooking in the oven. Just before serving, drain and season with salt, minced parsley, and lemon-juice.

LATER TATERS....


Monday, September 14

NPD




ToTs on TK99 for National Potato Day was featured in the Gomez & Dave "Best-Of" Show.

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Tuesday, September 1

Tyler Perry's Walk-Up Radio


Tomorrow at Wise Guys Comedy Café (New location on the corner of S. Salina and Washington Streets in the former Traditions) ToTs and Mash will perform as the "house band" for Walk-Up Radio! from 6 - whenever I run out of rhymes! suckas!

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