the potatoes, salt, pepper, and bay
leaf, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Barely cover the potatoes with
boiling water, and simmer another
30 minutes. Now add the black
olives, and cover with a layer of
breadcrumbs.
Put in a moderate oven for
another 30 minutes.
Serve in the same dish.
SWEET POTATOES (Patátés)
When there was a shortage of
potatoes in the Middle East during
the war, the Army cooks made the
fatal mistake of cooking sweet