itsjoannotjoann wrote:

> On Jan 16, 10:14�am, Janet Wilder > wrote:
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>>On 1/15/2011 11:28 PM, sf wrote:
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>>>On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:13:18 -0800 (PST), itsjoannotjoann
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>>>>On Jan 15, 7:31 pm, > �wrote:
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>>>>>Dinner last night was tuna patties. � I drained a can of tuna, mixed
>>>>>it with about a third of a cup of leftover mashed potatoes, one
>>>>>crumbled slice of bread, one egg, a spoon of mayonnaise, and seasoning
>>>>>salt. �Then, I browned both sides in olive oil.
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>>>>>Tara
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>>>>Tuna is a great substitute for salmon when making patties.
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>>>Is the standard way to make fish patties by mixing with mashed potato?
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>>My mother used matzo meal. I've used flavored breadcrumbs. Neer thought
>>of mashed potatoes.
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> I've never heard nor eaten them prepared with mashed potatoes and it
> doesn't sound appealing. I fix the patties using tuna just like I do
> canned salmon. Cornmeal as the binder along with an egg and several
> generous shakes of lemon pepper.

I like crab cakes made with potatoes but then they are made for use in
the crab cakes and do not have any milk or butter added to them.

I make the occasional tuna melt on rye but prefer use yoghurt cheese in
the tuna salad rather than mayo.
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JL