Baked potatoes are more nutritious than those cooked in any other way, but they must be properly baked to be good.
They should be washed clean, but not soaked, and baked as quickly as possible without burning.
As soon as they are done each potato should be pressed in a cloth, to crack the skin and permit the escape of steam. This makes them mealy.
Served immediately with the skins on, in napkin, and seasoned as they are eaten. with salt, pepper, and a bit of butter put into a hole in the top, they have a flavour they lose when otherwise prepared.
Source: COOKING (1890, May 9). Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA : 1883 - 1897), p. 4 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE PORT ADELAIDE NEWS).
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