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Default Perfect Mashed Potatoes

cybercat wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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>

> lol


In my book, spoiled potatoes are the worst thing I've ever smelled in
the kitchen. Ugh! I'd sooner have some meat go bad.


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