The oldest potato recipe

"Erdtepfel"

Peel and cut it, well it in water and queeze it well by a cloth, chop it into small pieces and fry it with bacon that was cut ino pieces before, take some milk and let it boil, so it is going to be good and tasty

(From "Ein New Kochbuch" from 1587, written by the electorical prince from Mainz, Marcus Rumpolt)