Potato Gnocchi

Directions

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   Scrub potatoes; cook
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   in jackets in boiling water until tender.
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   Peel, press
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   through ricer and measure (packed lightly). For 4 cups of
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   potatoes, add 2 cups flour. Add eggs and salt; mix well.
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   Divide
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   mixture
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   into
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   small
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    portions.
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    Roll each portion with palms of hands on lightly floured board to a rope 1 inch thick.
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    Cut
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    into
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    half inch slices.
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    With floured finger press indentation in
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    side
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    of
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    each.
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    This
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    little cup will hold sauce when serving.
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    Drop
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    gnocchi, a few at a time, into
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    boiling salted water.
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    When
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    gnocchi
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    rise to
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    surface remove from water with
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    slotted spoon.
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    Serve with your favorite tomato sauce. Serves about 8.