Old, Old pictures and new recipe finds

Who knew that old people (from the late 1800s and early 1900s) had the money and time to take so many pictures.  Now that July 4th is over and cooking is done for at least a week, so that I can recover, I have a sit-down job of amassing photo albums.  My niece Nancy, whom I adore, brought two large bins of family memorabilia when she and Danny came for the 4th.  I have been wading through it, and I must say my mother's side of the family is so well represented and documented that the Anderson side shows suffering and neglect as far as linage and pictures are concerned.  But I have to think about that later.  I started a family wedding album first with Andy and I going first, then Joe and Glenda and then on from there.  Then I started Andy and my family album which is bursting already.  I have ordered and received seven of the largest albums and none of them are suffering for lack of pictures.  I thought there would not be many for the older relatives but now I am having to move them from a small album to one of the bigger ones.  Such serious pictures!  Not a smile among them in the early ones and my big picture of my great, great grandmother scared me so much I turned her picture face down. Pretty but mean looking.  In the bins of cherished memorabilia and pictures was a State of Maine Potato Cook Book. There is no date on the booklet, but it has to be old because there is not a new thing in either bin.  I thought you might enjoy the mashed potato pancakes recipe.  I do love potatoes, so this all potato booklet is right up there in my favorites.  This is a breakfast dish that will draw you out of bed like a magnet, according to its introduction.

3 medium potatoes: pare, boil and mash
1 grated onion
2 slices enriched bread
13 cup milk
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
2 eggs slightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

After the potatoes have been taken care of, soak the bread in milk and add them to the mashed potatoes along with the remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly.  Drop by tablespoon on to a hot greased griddle patting each to the desired thickness you like. Turn them to brown well on both sides.  Makes 18 breakfast pancakes.

There are some really interesting recipes one of which is state of Maine potato muffins using, you guessed it, left over mashed potatoes.  I'll add some more to this post later.  I have to get back to cutting and pasting and meeting my dead relatives.