John Kane wrote:

> What? In my family the skins, loaded with butter, are the best part
> of a baked potato. The insides are okay but come a sad second to
> crispy potato skins.

I'm so with ya there!A nice dry crispy potato skin, with lots of butter,
salt and pepper, make the best start to a meal. As children we were
allowed to gather at the table and enjoy the potato skins immediately,
even while my mother was serving out the rest of the meal so we could
enjoy them at their best.

"Goomba38" > wrote

> John Kane wrote:
>
>> What? In my family the skins, loaded with butter, are the best part
>> of a baked potato. The insides are okay but come a sad second to
>> crispy potato skins.
>
> I'm so with ya there!A nice dry crispy potato skin, with lots of butter,
> salt and pepper, make the best start to a meal. As children we were
> allowed to gather at the table and enjoy the potato skins immediately,
> even while my mother was serving out the rest of the meal so we could
> enjoy them at their best.

Usually a baked potato (half of one of those enormous ones, anyway) is
a side dish, and I eat some of the potato guts and the skin is wrapped up
and saved for breakfast. I zap it until it's warm and butter it.

nancy