Potato cheese sticks (Julia Child), halved

Quarter the potato and boil in salted water until tender.

Whisk the egg; for the halved recipe use about three quarters of a small egg.

Drain the potatoes and mash.

Beat the flour into the mashed potato, then the softened butter a little at a time, with a wooden spoon.

Beat in the egg, grate in the Swiss cheese, add the white pepper, a pinch each of cayenne and nutmeg, and salt.

Pipe through a quarter-inch fluted nozzle into sticks two and a half inches long, half an inch apart, onto a baking mat or lightly buttered sheet.

Bake at 425F until light brown, about 10 to 15 minutes (book says about 15), switching the trays top and bottom halfway.

The tray with only butter and no mat burnt at 12 minutes.