On 5/14/2015 12:59 AM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2015 13:55:00 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "William" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> What is the one Vegetable dish that stands out in your mind as being
>>> the most favored at family gatherings?
>>
>> Mashed potatoes.
>
> People eat cold mashed potatoes? Yuck.
>
Who said they'd be cold? You're automatically thinking of some sort of
cookout/BBQ situation, likely because of what time of year it is.
Still, the OP was not specific as to what *kind* of family gathering.
For all we know he could be thinking of Thanksgiving.

Or just an
indoor sit-down dinner.
Jill