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On Thu 03 Jul 2008 08:22:29a, hahabogus told us...

> sf <.> wrote in :
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>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:08:49 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:
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>>>sf <.> wrote in :
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>>>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:37:42 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>Well, if you're brave enough to try it again, use butter or Crisco
>>>>>instead of oil. Sprinkle on th coarse salt. Do not coat it heavily.
>>>>>Bake without convection at 425°. You might be surprised at the
>>>>>difference.
>>>>
>>>> There was definitely too much of everything on the skin. Next time
>>>> I'll try butter and use a lighter touch with the seasonings. Maybe
>>>> I'll even crank it up to 450° - a few more degrees won't matter to
>>>> taters.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Stick to just salt the first time. And don't go overboard with that.
>>>You don't know what it will do the first time so be conservative. Not
>>>that lots of salt is a bad thing on a tater skin. Just get your feet wet
>>> before you try to swim the Channel as per say.

>>
>> Sheese, ya coulda told me last night! Now I'm swimming backwards.
>> LOL
>>
>>

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> Of Course being back on my low carb Diet makes me very outspoken on
> potatoes.... Just you wait till the cravings for rice hit me.
>



My dinner last night was a big bowl of sticky rice and fresh asparagus.

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