"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 3/20/2016 2:23 PM, Janet B wrote:
>> You said "
>> Another is a very southern sort of thing where you mash then add a
>> little onion and an egg then make patties fried up to lightly crispy
>> (often done in a light batter treatment).
>>
>> Carol"
>>
>> That is croquette methodology whether you like it or not. The shape
>> doesn't matter. It's the fancy foreign word that bothers you and the
>> fact that you said it was a southern thing. Then you said it wasn't
>> common in other parts of the USA.
>> "There is little cooked in the USA that isnt cooked elsewhere as well.
>> The definition here it is not really the same croquette and it's not
>> that common in other parts of the USA but may be common in Poland, UK,
>> and other such places."
>> Then you said that although a southern thing it was possible it wasn't
>> known in Tennessee.
>> How far are you going to walk this back?
>> The only point here is that what you do with mashed potatoes is known
>> elsewhere and is not strictly southern.
>> Janet US
>
> It's getting kinda dull, isn't it? Leftover mashed potatoes with onion
> and egg added then pan fried by any name are not limited to specific
> regions.
>
> Jill

They might be more commonly served in the South. I don't really know. I
haven't ever heard of anyone around here talking about them. Then again,
they're not very exciting.