Colcanon (Recipe from 1904)

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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1904, Page 11

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Colcannon (Metric Version)

1. Ingredients

   • 500g potatoes

   • 300g cabbage

   • 30g butter

   • Salt and pepper to taste

2. Instructions

   1. Boil the potatoes and cabbage separately.

   2. Mash the potatoes.

   3. Squeeze the cooked cabbage dry in a clean cloth, then chop finely.

   4. Mix the mashed potatoes and chopped cabbage thoroughly.

   5. Season with salt, pepper, and butter.

   6. Turn the mixture into a buttered mould (or baking dish).

   7. Brown in a hot oven (~200°C) until the top is golden.