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    Old 11-17-2014, 03:01 PM
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    Originally Posted by Billi
    What a funny debate....

    I think people who "seriously argue" over mashed potatoes have way bigger problems and are looking for something to be pissy about.
    Nah, just a good natured debate. Cooks choice, eaters choice. Peace.
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    Old 11-17-2014, 03:10 PM
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    My husband's secret ingredient--a tablespoon of mayonnaise (only Duke's). BLECH!!!
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    Old 11-17-2014, 03:22 PM
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    Let my DIL mash the potatoes for Thanksgiving one year and she made them so lumpy some of the potatoes were almost whole. UGH... We all like smooth mashed potatoes... The dear girl is no longer in the family but every year someone brings up the lumpy potatoes. To each his own!
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    Old 11-17-2014, 05:54 PM
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    Having grown up in Penna. Dutch country here in PA - bread filling always won out at our house. My Dad loved it, I loathed it. I like the garlic smashed red potatoes - so lumpy wins for me. I so like what we refer to as potato filling, which is mostly potatoes, mashed but not whipped with sauteed onions and celery and then baked. Some people will add some bread cubes that are for making bread filling.
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    Old 11-17-2014, 07:06 PM
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    Originally Posted by IrishNY
    Why not just mash the whole pot to lumpy and then separate out half for further mashing? Seems like a simple solution for all.
    My DH likes lumpy and I like smooth. Been doing this for years! I make potato pancakes with the left overs and the smooth and lumpy together make great pancakes!
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    Old 11-18-2014, 05:34 AM
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    Thanksgiving is to enjoy each other and give thanks. If you like lumpy potatoes, make a few and then go on and make the smooth ones. What's the big deal.
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    Old 11-18-2014, 05:53 AM
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    I rice mine so they are smooth with no lumps, that being said, I never complain about lumps -- I just like using my vintage ricer.
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    Old 11-18-2014, 06:20 AM
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    When it's time to mash the potatoes I just yell out "who wants to mash the potatoes?" I put the butter and milk in the nuker and then it's up to the masher to decide. And everyone tells them how delicious they are - and they ARE!!!
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    Old 11-18-2014, 06:22 AM
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    No mashed potatoes for me. I have never liked them. When I was a child, my mother made me eat them even if they were cold. Couldn't leave the table until they were gone. We put mashed potatoes on at Thanksgiving and prefer them smooth. I continue to dislike them. Married a man who can't get enough of them!!
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    Old 11-18-2014, 09:29 AM
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    I really don't care, especially if someone else is cooking! I have always loved making Thanksgiving dinner, but now we go to our son and d-I-l's. It is a big family gathering and I love that too. I'm on that cornbread mix, canned corn, creamed corn dish that is delicious.
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