I was perusing the "national dishes" listed he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dish

and I noticed "Funeral Potatoes" listed for Utah.

"What's that?" I thought.

Here's the answer:

http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/?p=1335

Mark Thorson wrote:
> I was perusing the "national dishes" listed he
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dish
>
> and I noticed "Funeral Potatoes" listed for Utah.
>
> "What's that?" I thought.
>
> Here's the answer:
>
> http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/?p=1335

Utah is a nation? Since when?

I then looked at the list. Never heard of the Bulkies listed for
Massachusetts.

--
Jean B.

Mark Thorson wrote:
> I was perusing the "national dishes" listed he
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dish
>
> and I noticed "Funeral Potatoes" listed for Utah.
>
> "What's that?" I thought.
>
> Here's the answer:
>
> http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/?p=1335

You shoulda just asked the Utahns in the group

Mark Thorson > wrote in :

> I was perusing the "national dishes" listed he
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dish
>
> and I noticed "Funeral Potatoes" listed for Utah.
>
> "What's that?" I thought.
>
> Here's the answer:
>
> http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/?p=1335
>


I was wondering where the potatos came into it, then realised that the 'hash
browns' would qualify as the potato element.


No wonder they call it "Funeral Potatoes"....... you'd probably have a fatal
coronary attack after eating that!!
--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:16:21 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>I was perusing the "national dishes" listed he
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dish
>
>and I noticed "Funeral Potatoes" listed for Utah.
>
>"What's that?" I thought.
>
>Here's the answer:
>
>http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/?p=1335

My SIL went through a kick and made those for every family gathering
for a few years. She used the shredded potatoes and they turned to
mush. Luckily she stopped making them as they were pretty nasty.

Lou