[net.cooks] Boiling Potatoes

elb@mtx5d.UUCP (Ellen Bart) (06/27/85)

[food glorious food ...]

In an article on Shepard's Pie someone said

"peel, boil and mash the potatoes"

I find that the ordering -boil, peel, mash- works better.
The peel comes off readily when the potatoes are boiled, 
and very little of the potato comes off with the peel.

ellen bart

js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag) (06/28/85)

> [food glorious food ...]
> In an article on Shepard's Pie someone said
> "peel, boil and mash the potatoes"
> I find that the ordering -boil, peel, mash- works better.
> The peel comes off readily when the potatoes are boiled, 
> and very little of the potato comes off with the peel.
> 
> ellen bart

    Personally, I find that the ordering -boil, mash- works even better.
Why anyone would voluntarily perform work aimed at removing one of the
best parts of the potato from their food is beyond me.
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cottrell@sdcsla.UUCP (Gary Cottrell) (07/01/85)

In article <688@mtx5d.UUCP> elb@mtx5d.UUCP (Ellen Bart) writes:
>
>In an article on Shepard's Pie someone said
>
>"peel, boil and mash the potatoes"
>
>I find that the ordering -boil, peel, mash- works better.

I prefer "boil, mash": why bother peeling? The skins are good,
and this makes an "earthier" shepard's pie.

gary cottrell cottrell@nprdc

nemo@rochester.UUCP (Wolfe) (07/09/85)

> In an article on Shepard's Pie someone said
> "peel, boil and mash the potatoes"
> I find that the ordering -boil, peel, mash- works better.
I prefer boil and mash.  (peel? The peel's the best part!)
Nemo
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ewj@hscfvax.UUCP (850039@P.Fuller) (07/10/85)

I personally prefer to get all the food value from all the food.
Leave the peels on.

B. Jacobs

nm34@sdcc12.UUCP (nm34) (07/10/85)

In article <688@mtx5d.UUCP>, elb@mtx5d.UUCP (Ellen Bart) writes:
> [food glorious food ...]
> 
> In an article on Shepard's Pie someone said
> 
> "peel, boil and mash the potatoes"
> 
> I find that the ordering -boil, peel, mash- works better.
> The peel comes off readily when the potatoes are boiled, 
> and very little of the potato comes off with the peel.
> 
> ellen bart

     Why remove the peal at all?  It contains fiber and alot of minerals
(especially if you dont wash it).  We just scrub the potato, slice it,
boil it and beat it.  The peal doesn't get in the way at all.  
       
            Andy Bindman

      
           ...!ihnp4!sdcsvax!sdcc12!nm34

thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) (07/15/85)

In article <404@sdcc12.UUCP> nm34@sdcc12.UUCP (nm34) writes:
>     Why remove the peal at all?  

<begin :->
I find that if you get a lot of them together it tends to keep me awake
at night.  That incessant ringing really gets to me after a while.
Especially since a full peal can go on for 8 or 9 hours.
<end :->

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