On 2014-01-27 22:01:21 +0000, Ophelia said:

> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2014-01-27, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> There's more than one interpretation of hash browns. Shredded/grated
>>> raw potatoes are one. Cubed potatoes fried with onions are another.
>>> Using leftover baked or boiled potatoes, cut up then fried, yet another.
>>
>> Jill is on target. I've usta argue this, endlessly. As a youth, I
>> learned true hash browns are pre-cooked potatoes, traditionally baked
>> potatoes left over from previous night's service. But! ....if ppl
>> prefer them made from freshly shredded spuds, who am I to say what
>> they should like.
>
> Thanks for this nb.

Every time I've tried them raw and shredded they didn't cook up right.
Maybe it was the lack of an acidulated salty bath.