11 - Serving Potatoes in New Ways

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11. SERVING POTATOES IN NEW WAYS

Again, about one-third of the housewives say that they serve potatoes in new ways, and half of these think they were stimulated by Ministry of Food publicity.

The following list shows what new ways housewives have used what they learned from Food publicity, including Kitchen Front programme suggestions.

DESCRIPTION	NUMBER OF MENTIONS
Cheese and potato recipes (various)	229
Potato cakes	131
Rissoles	68
Baked in jackets	64
Potato pie, Shepherd’s pie	55
Pastry	54
Potato scones	47
Fish cakes	47
Pancakes and fritters	40
Chips	34
Potato and dried egg	30
Salads	30
Cakes	26
Potato and sausage pie	24
Vegetable pie	24
Fried potatoes	23
Scallops	21
Potato flour	21
Fish pie	23
Corned beef and potatoes	18
Patties	16
Roast	14
Boiled in jackets	14
Savoury pie	10
Biscuits	10

ALSO MENTIONED, BUT LESS THAN 10 TIMES
Potato and minced meat	Vegetable and lentil rissoles
Hash	Potato with bean and cheese sauce
Pasties	Potato dumplings
Stuffed potatoes	Potato and carrot
Savoury potatoes	Bacon and potato pie
Savoury dishes	Bacon, potato and onion pie
Sandwich spreads and fillings	Mashed potato, carrot and onion
Tart fillings	Potatoes, breadcrumbs and herbs
Vegetable hot pot	Potatoes and leeks
Hot pot	Potatoes, tomato and onion
Woolton pie	Potatoes, cabbage and onion
Potato and vegetable pie	Potatoes, cabbage and bacon
Vegetable boiled pudding	Potatoes with anchovy sauce
Belgrade pie	Potatoes, cheese and bacon
Potato, bacon and dried egg pie	Potatoes, liver and cheese
Potato balls on royal potatoes	Sliced potatoes and white sauce
Omelettes	Stovies
Potato turnover	Potato cauliflower and sauce
Potato croquettes	Grated on toast
Potato Yorkshire pudding	Potatoes, cheese and macaroni
Potato batter	Potatoes instead of macaroni
Potato and onions	Cooked in gravy with onions
Mashed potatoes, dried egg, milk - fried	Unsweetened custard and mashed potatoes fried
Potato and lentil cutlets	Soup
Gridle cakes	Grated potato and carrot pudding
Potato flap-jack	Souffles
Bread	Potato for suet crusts
Puddings	Diamond shapes
Baked in milk in oven	Fried mixtures
Bubble and squeak	Casseroled potatoes
VAGUE ANSWERS
Tried out practically all recipes	Tried out all recipes described in the Kitchen Front

Those housewives who had not tried new ways gave the following reasons:-

Table 13

	% of those who say they have not tried new ways
Prefer own ways	40
Had no time to try	30
Don’t like potatoes much	5
Family would not like new idea	5
Others.	5
No answer	15
SAMPLE	1479

Clearly expressed in this table is a strong conservatism in cooking habits which makes it difficult for the housewife to absorb new suggestions.

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