you know I think my favorite food is mashed potatoes
Same here. Mashed potatoes is such a simple dish too. Its just boiled potatoes then mashing them.
i think that is why I like them, i get to mash them up and eat them
Do you prepare your mashed potatoes with butter, garlic, and cream? Its a pretty common method.
i like to add butter and salt after they are cooked 
That is good also. What about during the holidays? We always have mashed potatoes for Christmas and Thanksgiving.
yes some one always bring mash potatoes for the holidays, i think its a Federal law :)
Haha I hear that. Mashed potatoe recipes date back to 1747. Hannah Glass's recipe can be found in "The Art of Cookery".
i imagine it is a lot older than that , she is probably the first to record it
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One French variation adds egg yolk for "pommes duchesse" or Duchess potatoes; piped through a pastry tube into wavy ribbons and rosettes, brushed with butter and lightly browned. "Pomme purée" (potato puree) uses considerably more butter than normal mashed potato - up to one part butter for every two parts potato. In low-calorie or non-dairy variations, milk, cream and butter may be replaced by soup stock or broth. "Aloo Bharta", an Indian sub-
Mashed potato
Mashed potato (British English) or mashed potatoes (American English and Canadian English), colloquially known as mash (British English), is a dish prepared by mashing boiled, peeled or unpeeled potatoes. Milk, butter, salt and pepper are frequently used in preparation and it is frequently whipped at the end. The dish is usually a side dish to meat and/or vegetables. The dish, particularly when using unpeeled potatoes and with a chunkier texture, may be known as smashed potatoes.
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