On 2006-12-21, Omelet > wrote:

> "Freshness"?

Yep.

Day old mashed potatoes suck. Do you ever hear, "Anyone for day
old mashed potatoes"? Hell, no. What you get are potato pancakes and
gnocchi and other lame derivitives. Other than peeling the potatoes,
how much time does it take? It's not like you have to stand there and
watch them boil. Mashing? Three whole minutes at the most. If you
don't have time to make fresh mashed potatoes, your meal can't be much.

nb