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Baked Potatoes

Evenly sized potatoes baked in a hot oven on a bed of coarse salt, cut with a cross and filled with a little cold butter. From Erken's Stor kokebok (the Big Cookbook, 1949), p. 394.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 394 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The recipe is a simple potato dish from the vegetable chapter of the 1949 edition. The coarse salt in the pan is an old way of baking potatoes evenly.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Lay in salt

    Scrub the potatoes well and lay them in coarse salt in a roasting pan.

  2. 2

    Bake

    Place the pan in a hot oven (about 200 °C (390 °F)). Take the potatoes out as soon as they are tender.

  3. 3

    Open and fill

    Cut a cross in one side. Press the potatoes quite lightly so they open a little, and put a little cold butter in the opening. Sprinkle with fine salt.

Changes from the original

"Hot oven" is read as about 200 °C (390 °F). Quantities are not given in the original and have not been added.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 394) → Modernised~73% of the text changedremovedadded
Poteter poteter (jevnt store, pene, godt skrubbet). grovt salt (til å legge potetene i). smør (kaldt). fint salt. Jevnt store, pene poteter, salt (etter smak). Skrubb potetene godt skrubbet, legges og legg dem i grovt salt i stekepannen. Settes i en stekepanne.. Sett pannen i varm ovn. Straks ovn (ca. 200 °C). Ta potetene ut så snart de er møre tas de ut, møre.. Skjær et kors skjæres i den ene side; kem poteten siden. Klem potetene ganske lett, lett så den de åpner sig noget, seg litt, og legg litt koldt kaldt smør i åpningen. Strø på fint salt.

Note on Modernised

«Varm ovn» er tolket som ca. 200 °C. Mengder er ikke oppgitt i originalen og er ikke tilføyd.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do the potatoes lie in coarse salt?
The book only says they are laid in coarse salt in the pan; the salt gives even heat around the potatoes.
How many potatoes per person?
The book gives no quantity; allow 1 to 2 medium potatoes per person.
How do I know they are done?
When they are tender; then take them out of the oven at once.

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