"Becca EmaNymton" > wrote in message
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> On 6/4/2015 10:25 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 4 Jun 2015 07:22:01 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>>
>>> My husband, on hearing this study, wanted to know who puts Tabasco
>>> on their mashed potatoes, anyway.
>>
>> That was my first thought too.
>
> In a BBQ restaurant, I saw someone place a few drops of Tabasco sauce on
> their scoop of potato salad. Of course I had to try it and it tasted
> pretty good, I think it was the zing of the extra vinegar. Not so sure
> about mashed potatoes, though.
>
As I think about this, I bet the test subjects were told to put as much salt
and Tabasco sauce on the potatoes to achieve a desired level of saltiness
and spice as a test vehicle, not necessarily eat these mashers like you
would at home.