The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. / Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. / How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot.

by D. A. Compton

HOW TO COOK THE POTATO.

FURNISHED BY

PROF. PIERRE BLOT, OF BROOKLYN.

At the suggestion of a number of friends, I addressed the following note to Professor Blot, which, with his reply, is appended:

Professor Pierre Blot:
New-York, Feb. 15, 1870.

Dear Sir: In connection with a Prize Essay on the cultivation of the potato, I wish to publish an article on Cooking the Potato, to be taken from your Hand-Book of Practical Cookery. I write this note to ask whether I can do this with your entire approval. Hoping that such article may aid our American housekeepers to prepare the potato for the table in a more palatable and wholesome manner, I remain yours very truly,

W. T. Wylie.

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Brooklyn, Central Kitchen, Feb. 15, 1870.

Rev. W. T. Wylie: