Here's a lady telling us the right way to make mashed potatoes.
I made mashed potatoes from scratch exactly once. I used to use an instant mix and the potatoes were decent enough. But one night, I had the craving for something better so I bought spuds, peeled 'em, cooked 'em, mashed 'em, creamed 'em…and went to an awful lot of trouble. The result I got was largely indistinguishable from the mix, or maybe a notch less tasty. Maybe I'll try it again some day now that an "expert" here has shown me the right way to do it. Though come to think of it, I'm not sure what she does that I didn't do except that I'd rather have dead squirrels in my mashed potatoes than chives…
