Salt Potatoes

I have never heard of Salt Potatoes.  At least not until recently when we moved to NY.  Apparently Salt Potatoes are the regional dish of Syracuse, NY.  And are very popular in all of the central NY region.   They actually sell bags of salt potatoes at the store, the bags include potatoes and 12 oz of salt. The recipe seemed odd, and I was sceptical.  But these are really so good.  I'm going to be making these often.  The potatoes end up with a different extra creamy texture inside and the salt forms a crust on the skin that is so good!

Ingredients: 

4 1/4 pounds small potatoes, scrubbed.  (small, bites sized young white potatoes.  the "proper" size are Size B, US Grade No. 2.......  really any small one or 2 bite potatoes will be good.  Do not cut the potatoes, leave them whole)
12 oz or 1 1/2 cups salt
3 quarts water

butter and herbs (parsley, chives, rosemary) optional.

Directions

Bring the water to a boil.
Stir in the salt and dissolve.
Add the potatoes to the boiling water and boil until tender, 15-30 minutes, depending on the size.
Drain the potatoes to a colander and let them sit for 5-10 minutes.

Serve warm with a little butter.