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The Mash Pot Victory
Gerrit Opheij, 1612
In 1574, the city of Leiden experienced a four-month siege. The people were starving. But on 3 October, the Prince of Orange commanded the dikes to be broken. The rising water forced the Spanish to flee. A small boy, Cornelis Joppensz, climbed over the walls and crept into the Spanish camp. There, he discovered that the Spanish had left behind a pot of ‘hutspot’ (potato and carrot mash). And it was still hot! This mash is still eaten by Leiden residents during the 3 October festivities.
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