Read the passage.
Which paraphrase is most helpful for understanding
these instructions?
Potatoes Mashed
When your potatoes are thoroughly boiled, drain them
quite dry, pick out every speck, &c., and while hot, rub
them through a colander into a clean stew-pan. To a
pound of potatoes put about half an ounce of butter, and
a tablespoonful of milk: do not make them too moist; mix
them well together.
- The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual,
William Kitchiner
O Potatoes that are too wet end up with an
unsatisfactory taste.
O For one pound of potatoes, add half an ounce of
butter and one tablespoon of milk. Make sure the
mixture is not too wet.
O Boil the potatoes for a long time, then pierce one with
a knife to make sure it's done. Next, drain the water
from the pot.
O Make sure to scrub the pot carefully before adding
the potatoes.