The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

1144. INGREDIENTS.--Potatoes, salt and water; to every 6 potatoes allow

1 tablespoonful of minced parsley, 2 oz. of butter, pepper and salt to taste, 4 tablespoonfuls of gravy, 2 tablespoonfuls of lemon-juice. _Mode_.--Wash the potatoes clean, and boil them in salt and water by recipe No. 1138; when they are done, drain them, let them cool; then peel and cut the potatoes into thick slices: if these are too thin, they would break in the sauce. Put the butter into a stewpan with the pepper, salt, gravy, and parsley; mix these ingredients well together, put in the potatoes, shake them two or three times, that they may be well covered with the sauce, and, when quite hot through, squeeze in the lemon-juice, and serve. _Time_.--1/2 to 3/4 hour to boil the potatoes; 10 minutes for them to heat in the sauce. _Average cost_, 4s. per bushel. _Sufficient_ for 3 persons. _Seasonable_ all the year. MASHED POTATOES.