Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 03:58:00p, Christine Dabney meant to say...

> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:51:17 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>> Got five pounds of big, fresh Idaho potatoes at Aldi, and a pound of
>>> butter. I guess I need milk, right?
>>
>>Use cream.
>>
>>> How do you make your best mashed potatoes?
>>
>>I don't use a recipe, however, I do "rice" the potatoes instead of
>>mashing. (I'm not a fan of lumpy mashed potatoes.) Then add desired
>>butter, and add cream until the right consistency. I often boil the
>>potatoes with a fresh clove of garlic, and sometimes add a bay leaf to
>>the pot. I'm also not much of a fan of roasted garlic mashed potatoes.
>> Depends on the meal.
>
> That looks good.
>
> Don't forget to salt them.
>
> Christine
>

Thanks! I rather heavily salt the cooking water, so rarely have to add salt
while mashing, although I do often add some white pepper at that point.

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