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Default I ate 24 potatoes with dinner.

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> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 14:33:59 -0500, Terry Coombs >
> wrote:
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>>On 7/13/2018 1:41 PM, graham wrote:
>>> On 2018-07-13 12:00 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 7/13/2018 1:28 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>> Yes, you read that right. Along with a tomato and 2 country ribs I
>>>>> had 24 individual potatoes.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've seen them at the store and finally bought a bag of them, tiny
>>>>> potatoes, a mix of red and yellow. The largest one are about the
>>>>> size of a marble, most are smaller.
>>>>>
>>>>> They make an interesting presentation, but taste the same as their
>>>>> full size counterparts. I just boiled them and added some butter
>>>>> and salt.
>>>>
>>>> Tiny potatoes! I've seen bags of them and have been curious. But I
>>>> was never curious enough to try them. Maybe now I will. Do you
>>>> think they'd roast well? Being tiny potatoes, I know they wouldn't
>>>> take long, maybe lightly oiled and at a low temp?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> You can nuke them in about 5 minutes.

>>
>> To paraphrase Bill Clinton , "Nookin' ain't Cookin' " . The microwave
>>is fantastic for warming up already-cooked dishes and thawing stuff out
>>. And not much else , IMO .

>
> Totally disagree. Maybe you are not using it correctly. I am finding
> it great for veggies (not cabbage) definitely corn cooked in the nuker
> is great. Fish, cooked at half power, very nice. It is even
> possible, with care, the make fudge, very quickly and no mess.
>
>
>
> ½ cup butter ~ 1 cup white sugar ~ 1 cup brown sugar
> Cream together
> Add
> ¼ cup corn syrup ~ I can condensed milk
> Blend well.
> Microwave on high, stirring after each minute until rolling boil.
> (Use really large pan)
> Back in microwave for six minutes -
> Beat - spread in 4 qt dish.
>
> The recipe is great - I think it varies with one's microwave, for
> instance in mine, after it comes to the rolling boil, four minutes is
> just right, it should be whitish in colour. Do use the largest bowl
> you can, it boils up ! Mine is 1100 watts.
>
> While you have to stand there and keep stirring each minute, the whole
> thing is complete far faster than any other fudge I have ever made and
> this does seem to be no fail, whether a wet or dry day.
>
>
> All in all, a really dumb recipes that works 9 out of 10 :


Also great for peanut brittle.

Cheri