Wartime Potato Cutlets

Happy Saturday Lovelies..

With a day working in the Victory Garden on the cards.. a bigger breakfast was called for. Spam, eggs, baked beans, a grilled tomato and toast.

I've so many plans for this years garden.. I've been itching to get started. It was time to tackle the potato beds We have been collecting and making chicken manure (thank you ladies) so MrD rotavated the soil and dug in the manure to give it some much needed nutrients.

The potatoes themselves are chitting nicely but not ready to plant yet

It wont be long though as the temperatures here are already rising.. and you can feel that Spring is just around the corner. In fact.. I spotted the first butterfly of the year... Lovely!

Week ending January 31st 1942

Once the hard work was done... we settled down to listen to the news of the week.. and tried out a new (old) recipe as part of our Saturday supper

This is another Ministry of Food recipe and is very simple to make. They are very much like the Bubble and Squeek Patties I make .. but these have added flour... and a lovely hint of chutney... I used my homemade Green Tomato Chutney and I added a little more than the recipe says... just because I love it.

The other change I made was toto use leftover mashed potato... and I added a bit of salt and pepper to taste 

1 1/2 pound potatoes 

1/2 pound of carrots.

3 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon chutney

 chopped parsley. 

• Scrub potatoes 
• Scrape carrots. 
• Boil together until tender. 
• When cooked, peel potatoes and mash with carrots. 
• Add flour, chutney, and chopped parsley. 
• Shape into cutlets and pan fry on both sides until brown in a very little fat. 
• Save your water from the cooked vegetables for use in soup or stew!