Boxty (Potato Griddle Cakes) (Irish)

Directions

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   1/2 lb Raw potato 1/2 lb Mashed potato 1/2 lb Plain flour 1 x Milk 1 ea Egg 1 x Salt and pepper Grate raw potatoes and mix with the cooked m

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   Add salt, pepper and flour

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   Beat egg and add to mixture with just enough milk to make a batter that will drop from a spoon

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   Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a hot griddle or frying pan

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   Cook over a moderate heat for 3-4 minutes on each side

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   Serve with a tart apple sauce: or as part of an Ulster Fry, with fried bacon, fried sausage, fried eggs, fried black pudding, fried bread, f

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   An old poem says:

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   Boxty on the griddle, boxty in the pan, if you can't make boxty, you'll never get a man