Add 2 tablespoons of the oil and the lemon juice, then use a fork or a potato masher to mash the chickpeas coarsely, until about half of them are broken down and the mixture comes together.
Using a potato masher, mash to reach your desired consistency, adding more oil as needed.
There was a dry-goods clerk, who wore flaring ties, and who played the role of a "masher" upon the avenue every evening.
Put them in the preserving kettle; crush a few with a wooden vegetable masher or spoon; heat slowly, stirring frequently.
After the peas are soft pour them into a fine sieve and rub them through the sieve with a potato masher; just a stout wire sieve.
Do not stem them or wash them, but look them over carefully and crush them in a crock with a wooden potato masher.
Prepare the vegetables in the same way; boil them, and rub them through a sieve with a potato masher.