On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:55:18 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:


>My mother always used an electric mixer. Trying that is how I wound up
>overbeating them and they turned gray.

Yes, exactly.. Don't use a stand mixer, or a food processor. A hand
mixer on very low speed is okay, but it is too easy to turn them into
glue with a stand mixer. Plus, you really need to mash them in the
pot, where they can dry out from the heat.


Christine