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On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:54:46 GMT, "BD" > wrote:

>I made a nice dinner tonight. Roasted chicken, stuffing, gravy, mashed
>potatoes and asparagus. The potatoes were gummy however. I used a generic
>bag on thin skinned brown potato. I cooked them like I always do, added a
>little milk, salt and butter. I am wondering what happened!
>

Too much liquid always makes mashed potatoes gummy and thin skinned
potatoes are not the idea potato to use anyway. Too much liquid can
mean just a tablespoon or two extra. BTDT. Awesome mashed potatoes
are not easy to make!


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