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Default Mashed potatoes - peeled or not before boiling?

On Wed 14 Jan 2009 03:08:42p, Janet Wilder told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Tue 13 Jan 2009 07:06:35p, Cheryl told us...
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>>> "Nina" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:01:57 -0600, Kathleen
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> And besides, some of us think the skin is the best part.
>>>> Oh, me too, but there are a lot of people who don't like skins in
>>>> their mashed potatoes, which was really the question.
>>>>
>>> I only like the skins crispy as with baked, twice baked or stuffed
>>> potato skins. I don't like them in mashed.
>>>
>>>

>>
>> Me, too!
>>

>
> Not even the red-skinned ones? I don't like brown skins in mashed
> potatoes, but I do like the red ones.
>


I don't mind thin-skinned red potatoes "sort of" mashed up, but I certainly
don't consider them mashed potatoes. Actually, I prefer to smash them on
my plate with a fork and add butter. Different thing altogether.

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