"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:23:02 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>> What is the difference?
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> In my kitchen, the big difference is the addition of liquid and
> stirring/whipping... one is heavy, the other isn't. Smashed has no
> added liquid; it's just a potato (usually with the jacket on) mashed
> on the plate with a fork and a dab of butter on top. Think of the
> interior of a baked potato after it's been pinched and fancied up -
> similar to that. Mashed begins with a well peeled potato for me and
> has some liquid in it (potato water/milk/cream) plus butter. I also
> whip it with the potato masher to make it light and smooth. I do not
> like any lumps in my mashed potatoes.

Ok thanks! I like my mashed potatoes mashed up with some butter and
sometimes a little cream. We also like baked potatoes, onto which we put
some butter, but served just halved.
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