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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:15 PM
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How do you mash your potatoes?
Some add fried onions,others garlic. What is your favorite preparation?
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Perseid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:15 PM
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1. barefoot. nt
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:17 PM
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2. ah
:rofl:


my husband uses a big potato masher device of some sort.

butter, salt and pepper and milk, I think, pretty much covers it...
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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:17 PM
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3. With the peel on.
Delicious, nutty flavor.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 04:52 PM
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15. Ditto!
The peel's got a lot of nutrients in it! :thumbsup:
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:21 PM
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25. use part chicken stock and part water for cooking. Leave skins on. Yukon Gold potatoes
are the best. Cook them down til there is very little liquid left. Mash with hand masher, add butter, salt, pepper and milk if needed.

I also add a little fresh garlic when cooking. salt/pepper to taste.


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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:17 PM
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4. Butter, cream and horseradish.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 04:52 PM
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17. Ooo...Horseradish sounds great!
:9
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:19 PM
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5. Now we need a thread "how do you mash your swede?"
Preferably started by a poster named potatoes.
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:20 PM
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7. :
:rofl:
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:22 PM
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9. Nice double entendre.
I suppose that DU's Swede can be mashed but this type is easier:




a PSA for Americans who don't know that what we call a rutabaga is called a swede on your side of the ocean.
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Perseid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:23 PM
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10. is that a swede potato?
can one give me the recipe for swede potato pie? Please?
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:26 PM
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11. I could, but you'd prolly be better off with a recipe for swede potato soup.
Meteor showers. You're all alike. :eyes:
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Perseid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:28 PM
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13. Showers of meteors and swede potato soup!
Edited on Wed Nov-21-07 03:29 PM by Perseid
yum!

and clean, too! Meteorically speaking, of course
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:20 PM
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6. Fried onions sounds good... I'll have to try that.
I just add butter, evaporated milk, salt and pepper.
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:21 PM
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8. smoked jalapenos, roasted garlic, monterey jack, and cheddar ...just a little of each
Edited on Wed Nov-21-07 03:23 PM by ElsewheresDaughter
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 03:27 PM
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12. I whip them with cream and manchego cheese....
your fried onions sound yummy!
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 04:50 PM
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14. Out of a box.
The mash potatoes out of the box tastes better then mine.
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zorahopkins Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 04:52 PM
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16. A Little Taragon
A little taragon, some butter and half-and-half.

Yummmm!
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 05:04 PM
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18. I like it with milk and lots of butter and salt. Hubby adds sour cream when he makes them.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 05:05 PM
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19. I use a ricer and add some goat cheese, cream and chives.
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Ariana Celeste Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 05:34 PM
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20. butter & garlic
Not very interesting :P
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 05:36 PM
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21. We whip potatoes rather than mash 'em.
Makes 'em that much more creamy and delicious.

:P
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 05:38 PM
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22. My potatoes mash themselves out of sheer flvegan fear.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:12 PM
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23. I worked at a hotel that added a little anchov to mashed potatoes. Man it was good.
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:14 PM
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24. Milk, butter, Salt, lots of pepper...
Edited on Wed Nov-21-07 09:14 PM by YellowRubberDuckie
Mash until almost whipped.
Duckie
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:39 PM
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26. the secret to good mashed potatoes...
...is to simmer them, not boil. When you boil potatoes, the outer part sheds off in a watery layer that will make your tatoes watery.

THEN, after you drain them, put the pan back on the burner for a moment to dry up all excess water.

NOW you can mash them.

I use butter, sour cream, half & half, and for eating with beef, some horseradish. Delicious.
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Silver Swan Donating Member (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 11:30 PM
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27. Very little
I just mash them with a little milk.

After all, I intend to put gravy on them, so why use a bunch of other stuff like butter that just increases the fat content?

(I would rather just mash them with a fork on my plate, but for some reason that isn't acceptable to my spouse.)
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mockmonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 04:39 AM
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28. easy
I sit in the bowl.
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 04:51 AM
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29. Keep them lumpy.
Add a lot of butter, some sour cream and half-n-half. Salt and pepper to taste. Then a little garlic and mixed-in shredded cheddar. Then bake for about 15 minutes.
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 05:04 AM
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30. With a "Potato Masher":
No lumps- EVER!
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 06:28 AM
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31. A little roasted garlic, real butter, evaporated milk.
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