Guest guest Posted March 5, 2002 Report Share Posted March 5, 2002 * Exported from MasterCook * About Colcannon, Champ, Boxty, Fadge and Duchess Potatoes Recipe By :Irish Heritage Cookbook by Margaret M. Johnson (1999) Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Information Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- potatoes [The following excerpts are paraphrases.] COLCANNON is from the Irish " cal ceann fhionn " or white-headed cabbage. It's a mashed potato dish flavored with kale or cabbage. Traditionally made with cabbage, boiling potatoes, leeks, milk, salt and pepper, mace and lots of butter -- fresh so that it tastes of heather. A ring is hidden in one of the servings and whoever gets the ring is likely to marry within the year. and is the main dish for All Hallows' Eve dinner. CHAMP is a mixture of mashed potatoes and scallions or chives, cream not milk and salt and pepper. Sometimes called " poundies, " they are served in a mound with a well of melted butter -- similar to colcannon. BOXTY - Potato pancakes (thick or as thin as crepes). The word comes from " bac-stai " - relating to the traditional cooking of potatoes on the hob (bac) over an open fire (stai). A hob is a shelf or projection at the back or side of a fireplace. Grate or mash cooked potatoes, add flour, baking soda, salt and buttermilk. Add some potato cooking water to thin. Fry in a griddle. Stuff and roll. FADGE - another potato pancake -- more of a fried biscuit. It is usually served at breakfast with eggs, bacon, blood sausage, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms. Mash boiled potatoes with milk and butter. Add flour, salt and pepper. Knead and turn until it can be shaped into a 1/2-inch thick circle. Cut 3-inch circles. Fry. DUCHESS potatoes have eggs and cheese. It's a signature dish at Fitzpatrick's Castle Hotel in Killiney, in Dublin. Piped and baked. Cuisine: " Ireland " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 0 Calories; 0g Fat (0.0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg Sodium. Exchanges: . Nutr. Assoc. : 0 .. =^..^= PatH http://home.earthlink.net/~kitpath/ Link to mastercook resource network, recipes, more Get COVERS for cookbooks; tested Lowfat recipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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