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Default Perfect Mashed Potatoes

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 03:40:56p, Blinky the Shark meant to
> say...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 02:39:33p, Blinky the Shark meant to
>>> say...
>>>
>>>> Sometimes I saute some chopped onion and add that when I mix the
>>>> potatoes. That'll probably set off the purists.
>>>
>>> I would like it. I'm not fond of the huge amounts of roasted
>>> garlic that seems to still be a trend these days. I like roasted
>>> garlic, just not in the amounts that some people use in mashed
>>> potatotes.

>>
>> I routinely use garlic, too. Probably more than you'd like.
>>
>> I don't peel the taters.
>>

>
> No, I would like a lot, nor would I like the unpeeled potatoes. :-)
>
> I like my mashed potatoes creamy, but firm, with no "foreign" pieces
> of things in them. Yeah, I know the peel is part of the potato, but
> I still don't like it mixed in. I'm not overly fond of unpeeled
> french fries, either.
>
> OTOH, one of my favorite parts of a baked potato is the skin. :-)


I love all potatoes except those with hair <G>