People don't often look back on the early 1900's for advice, but what if we could actually learn something from the Lost Generation?

通常人们不会为了求取生活妙方而去回顾20世纪初的年代，不过如果那个“垮掉的一代”真的能对我们有所助益呢？

The New York Public Library has digitized 100 "how to do it" cards found in cigarette boxes over 100 years ago, and the tips they give are so practical that millennials reading this might want to take notes.

纽约公共图书馆将一组100多年前的香烟盒上的“生活妙招”卡片进行了数字化处理，这些卡片上的小贴士实在太实用了，二十一世纪的我们看到了也会多加留意！

A Hint When Boiling Potatoes

炖土豆的小妙方

To make potatoes dry and floury when cooked, add to water when boiling them a pinch of sugar as well as salt.

炖土豆的时候，想让土豆吃起来干香绵软，你可以在煮土豆的时候在水中放入少许盐和糖。

When potatoes are done, water should be poured away and saucepan replaced over the fire for a short time, shaking the saucepan occasionally to ensure equal dryness of potatoes.

土豆煮好后，将锅中的水倒掉，再将炖锅放在炉子上加热一会儿，时而摇晃一下炖锅，让土豆受热均匀。

（翻译：小木）