Salt potatoes
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Salt potatoes are bite-size "new" potatoes scrubbed and boiled in their jackets. Salt is added to the water to the point of saturation, giving them their name, and unique flavor and texture. After cooking, salt potatoes are served with melted butter.
Salt potatoes are a regional dish of Central New York, typically served in the summer as the young potatoes are first harvested. They are a staple food of fairs and barbecues. In this region, potatoes intended specifically to be made into salt potatoes can be purchased by the bag along with packages of salt during the summer months. Hinerwadel's is the most popular brand. [1]
The Syracuse, New York area has a long history of salt mining. Salt potatoes were created in the nineteenth century by Irish immigrants who worked the mines. The first packaged salt potatoes were sold in the 1960s.
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