"cybercat" > wrote in message
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> "Ms P" > wrote:
>> 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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> My mother always used an electric mixer. Trying that is how I wound up
> overbeating them and they turned gray.
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> Also, the milk or cream (maybe half and half?) should be warm, right?

I don't warm the milk or cream. I tried it a few times and couldn't tell
any difference so I don't bother. I've used a mixer a few times to make
mashed when I had a lot to make. Most of the time on holidays I have either
my husband or one of my sons mash for awhile and then I finish them.

Ms P