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