potatoes like chips, with the result
that the whole of the Eighth Army
grew to detest these vegetables,
and it is true that they are not good
when treated as an ordinary potato
and served as an adjunct to meat.
They should be baked in their
skins, and eaten as a separate
course with butter and salt, and
they are simply delicious.
The Greeks slice them and make
them into sweet fritters, served
with a honey sauce.
CAROTTES AU BLANC
Blanch carrots in boiling water,
slice them and put them in a