On Dec 13, 1:52*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:

>
> At one point in my life, my mom switched to using instant mashed potatoes..
> So I became used to them. *I guess I figured it must be terribly hard to
> make real mashed potatoes! *My mom didn't like to cook. *She also used
> powdered milk. *I too keep powdered milk. *Not for drinking. *We did drink
> it as children and had to use it on our cereal. *Oh ick! *I use it in
> cooking on the rare occasions when I need some milk.

Instant mashed potatoes will not rot. Nor will they grow two foot
sprouts.

>
> When I discovered that I could in fact mash Yukon Golds and didn't need to
> peel them, I realized that it was very easy and pretty quick to make them
> from scratch. *It was the danged peeling that took so long.

Potatoes are perishable. I only buy the amount I'm planning to use.
Five pound sacks are tempting, but I will never use them up while
they're still good.