Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On 12 Jun 2005 19:50:56 -0700, "record hunter"

>>Canned ****ing potatoes? There really *is* such a thing?
>>Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Why?
>
> If you like whole potatoes with shishkebab, this is the only way you
> can cook potatoes with the rest of the veggies. Interestingly, canned
> potatoes are actually "redeemed" when barbecued with the rest of the
> veggies. You can barely tell the difference, esp. if the marinade's
> "noisy."
>
The synagogue to which we belonged used to have an annual dinner. It
was a great favorite with the congregation and you had to make your
reservations early, in order to be certain of a place for that event.

There would be a salad for appetizer, then very good roasted chicken,
catered by a local "chicken place", carrots and peas and the most
delicious tiny potatoes. They were baked to a golden brown, crispy
crunchy on the outside and of a nice consistency on the inside. The
sisterhood members who were in charge of the kitchen would always make
twice as many of these potatoes as they seemed to need, as there were
so many requests for second helpings of them. For dessert there would
be a buffet of different cakes and cookies and fruit.

When I asked for the potato recipe, I was told that they were canned
potatoes, drained and washed, then dried and sprayed with a small
amount of cooking oil. Then they were dredged with a mixture of flour
and spices and baked in a hot oven. I tried it at home, but I was
never able to duplicate the taste and crunchiness. (