Cookbook:Hutspot (Dutch Mashed Vegetables)

| Cuisine of the Netherlands

Ingredients

 * 5 lbs potatoes, quartered
 * 3½ lbs carrots, cut into pieces
 * 2 lbs onions, diced
 * 2 cups ham, cubed
 * Add cheese, salt, and pepper to your liking

Procedure

 * 1) Cook potatoes in pan of water, adding salt to taste, until done.  Drain.
 * 2) Cook carrots, onions and ham, adding a small amount of salt, until carrots are done. Drain, reserving water from carrot, onion, and ham pot.
 * 3) Mash all ingredients, adding enough of reserved juices from carrots to reach a mashed potato consistency. Add 2 to 3 chunks of butter while mashing, to taste.