Illinois - The Prairie State, State flower: Violet

1. Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup
2. Wilted Salad Pepper Steak
3. Corn Oysters
4. Midwestern Hash Browns
5. Rye 'n' Injun Boys
6. Cottage Cheese Apple Pie

Midwestern Hash Browns

3 cups finely shredded raw potatoes
1 Tbsp grated onion
1 tbsp chopped parsley
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
3 Tbsp butter, bacon drippings or other fat

Combine all the ingredients, except the fat. Put the fat into a heated heavy 9" fry pan. Spread potato mixture over the bottom of the pan and, with a spatula press it down to form a cake. Sauté slowly, shaking the potatoes from time to time to keep from sticking. When bottom is brown, cut potato layer in half and turn each with two spatulas.

Pour ¼ cup cream over the potatoes. Brown the second side and serve immediately.

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