Oh pshaw, on Fri 23 Nov 2007 07:46:58a, Boron Elgar meant to say...

> Thanksgiving was strictly a tight family affair, with only The Hub,
> the kids and I around the table.
>
> There are many dishes that are traditional to this meal - each family
> member has a favorite or expected side dish that I do my best to
> accommodate.
>
> Well, I really changed something this year....I knew the table setting
> would be on a blue cloth and the good china has blue in it, so I
> decided to make the mashed potatoes out of blues. They are really
> more purplish than blue, sort of like blueberries, but the resulting
> bowl of mashed 'taters really blended in well with the setting. We
> joked about it.
>
> The taste was no different from "regular" mashed potatoes, and two of
> the three kids (not kids, actually, two are 19 and one is 23) got a
> big kick out of them. The third offspring was very unhappy and he is
> truly the mashed fan. He could not get past the color.
>
> Anyone else ever use these potatoes for making mashed? What reaction
> did you get?
>
> Boron

There have been studies done where foods, such as mashed potatoes, have
been artificially colored in some color not usually natural for that food.
Many people seemed to have a problem with eating those foods.

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Date: November(XI) 23rd(XXIII),2007(MMVII)

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