What does the term "mashed potatoes" really mean?
I find this a little odd. I am from the south. And when I talk about mashed potatoes, it is the kind my mother made with a hand mixer. A little milk, butter, salt and pepper, and then whip the potatoes to a nice, creamy texture. I was shocked to eat the same so-called mashed potatoes at my mother-in-law's. She basically cooks the potatoes, adds a little salt and butter, and mashes them by hand. (They don't like pepper.) They are lumpy, dry , and tasteless. So, am I confusing mashed potatoes with whipped potatoes? And how do you like yours?
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