LINDA'S POTATO SKINS

Ingredients:

• 6 md Baking potatoes
• 3/4 c Cheddar cheese -- shredded
• 1/3 c Butter
• 6 sl Bacon -- fried and crumbled
• 1/3 c Green onion -- thinly sliced
• Salt
• Pepper
• MASHED POTATOES
• 1/3 c Milk
• 1/4 c Butter
• Salt
• Pepper

Preparation:

• Scrub potatoes, dry, then pierce with fork several times.
• Arrange on a baking sheet and bake in 375 oven for about 1 hour or until tender.
• Let stand until cook enough to handle.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out center, leaving 1/8" potato in shell.
• Cover.
• Chill shells up to 2 days until ready to use for the skins.
• If desired, add the 1/3 cup milk, 1/4 cup butter, salt and pepper to potato centers to use for mashed potatoes.
• When ready to prepare skins, melt the 1/3 cup butter.
• Brush shells with the butter, inside and out.
• Place, cut side up, on baking sheet.
• Bake in a 500 oven for 10 minutes or until brown and crisp. Distribute some bacon, onion and cheese in each shell. Bake just until cheese melts. Serve hot. If the potatoes are large, you may want to cut in half crosswise before serving.