| Being of the Irish persuasion, I offer this | | | | - 1 Milk |
| great recipe for Boxty. Boxty is a | | | | |
| traditional Irish dish, and has been around | | | | - 1 Egg |
| for many a year. I especially like this dish | | | | |
| with butter and a dollop of maple syrup for | | | | - Salt and pepper to taste |
| my breakfast. I do not have the usual | | | | |
| "required" nutritional evaluation, but in my | | | | Grate raw potatoes and mix with the cooked |
| way of thinking, I can live without it to | | | | mashed potatoes. Add salt, pepper and flour. |
| just have the pleasure of enjoying this fine | | | | Beat egg and add to mixture with just enough |
| old traditional side dish. | | | | milk to make a batter that will drop from a |
| | | | spoon. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a hot |
| Boxty (Irish Potato Griddle Cakes) | | | | griddle or frying pan. Cook over a moderate |
| | | | heat for 3-4 minutes on each side. Serve with |
| - 8 Servings (Halve this recipe for smaller | | | | a tart apple sauce: or as part of an Ulster |
| families) | | | | Fry, with fried bacon, fried sausage, fried |
| | | | eggs, fried black pudding, fried bread, fried |
| - 1/2 lb raw potato | | | | soda bread. |
| | | | |
| - 1/2 lb potato,mashed | | | | An old poem says: . Boxty on the griddle, |
| | | | boxty in the pan, if you can't make boxty, |
| - 1/2 lb all-purpose flour | | | | you'll never get a man. (The accuracy of the |
| | | | poem is uncertain. |