Scrub and pare a potato. Examine a thin cross-section.
Grate the potato. Remove the coarse, shredded portion. Examine.
Examine the liquid and note any sediment.
Heat the liquid and stir until boiling. How has it changed?
Examine the portion of the grater. How has the colour changed? Why?
_Baked Squash_
Wipe the shell of the squash, cut it into pieces for serving, remove the
seeds and stringy portion, place in a dripping-pan, and bake in a slow
oven for three quarters of an hour (until tender). Serve at once.
_Steamed Squash_
Prepare the squash as for baking, put in a steamer over boiling water,
and cook for 30 minutes or until soft. Then scrape the squash from the
shell, mash, and season with butter, salt, and pepper.