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Basics Boiled and Mashed Potatoes

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Category: Vegetables

 Ingredients List

  • ------------------------------BOILED POTATOES------------------------------
  • 1 tb Salt
  • 1 Bay leaf [optl]
  • Water, to cover

 Directions

MASHED POTATOES
2 lb Hot boiled peeled potatoes
-[=4 potatoes]
1 c Buttermilk or milk
4 ts Butter
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper

Basics for new cooks:

Boiling Potatoes:

Scrub or peel potatoes; place in large pot. Cover with cold water, add salt
[about 1 tb for 16 cups of water.] and bay leaf. Bring to boil. Cover and
boil for about 20 minutes or until fork-tender. Drain, remove bay leaf and
return potatoes to pot over low heat for 30 seconds to evaporate excess
moisture.

Mashed Potatoes:

In pot, mash together potatoes, buttermilk, butter, salt and pepper until
smooth.

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