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Default Perfect Mashed Potatoes

Ms P said...

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> "cybercat" > wrote in message
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>>I got roped into doing Thanksgiving dinner.
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>> I don't do mashed potatoes! I never have. I recall trying years ago,
>> and they were lumpy.
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>> Got five pounds of big, fresh Idaho potatoes at Aldi, and a pound of
>> butter. I guess I need milk, right?
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>> How do you make your best mashed potatoes?
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> Get a decent masher. Those old wire things always leave lumps. I have
> a nylon one I got at Target that has holes and it really mashes them.
> Butter and cream make the best mashed potatoes. Another thing I do is
> let them drain in the colander until they look dry.
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> Ms P
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