Boxty (Potato Griddle Cakes)
 

                                         1/2 lb Raw potato
                                 1/2 lb cooked mashed potato
                                 1/2 lb Plain flour
                                     Milk (see recipe for amt.)
                                  1 Egg
                                  1 medium onion, chopped fine
                                          Salt and pepper
 

 Grate raw potatoes and mix with the cooked mashed potatoes. Add salt, pepper, onion   and flour. Beat egg and add to mixture with just enough milk to make a batter that will  drop from a spoon. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a hot griddle or frying pan. Cook over a  moderate heat for 3-4 minutes on each side. Serve with a tart apple sauce: or as part of  an Ulster Fry, with bacon, fried sausage, fried eggs, and soda bread...

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                                      An old poem says:

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


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