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Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 26, 2014, 11:09:44 pm ---There seem to be quite a few people for whom macaroni and cheese is a traditional Thanksgiving dinner element.
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According to this site, mac and cheese is the third most popular side dish for Thanksgiving!
Here are a couple of the many charts with circles and arrows that deconstruct the Thanksgiving plate in great detail! I agree that mashed potatoes is way up there in popularity, but I don't think it's THAT easy to make. There are things that can go wrong and the way I make it, it takes a couple of hours! Stuffing is difficult to get right too, I believe.
CellarDweller:
Hmmm.....I've never seen mac and cheese on any thanksgiving table. I'm also surprised to see Brussels sprouts so high up on the chart.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on November 28, 2014, 09:27:34 pm ---Hmmm.....I've never seen mac and cheese on any thanksgiving table.
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It was on the White House table this year.
I never heard of it, either, until one Thanksgiving many years ago, I saw some sports reporter on local TV news ask members of the Philadelphia Eagles football team what they were looking forward to eating at Thanksgiving--or something like that--and they all said, "Macaroni and cheese."
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 28, 2014, 04:54:43 pm ---I agree that mashed potatoes is way up there in popularity, but I don't think it's THAT easy to make. There are things that can go wrong and the way I make it, it takes a couple of hours!
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Mashed potatoes difficult? A couple of hours to make 'em? ???
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 28, 2014, 09:54:34 pm ---Mashed potatoes difficult? A couple of hours to make 'em? ???
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WTF? Mashed potatoes should take only about 20 minutes tops. Boil the potatoes, skin on, if you like. I like Yukon Golds. Boil them with a clove of garlic, and it comes out mellow and subtle. Mash away with a masher of your choice. Add lots of butter, add hot milk and whisk away. Done.
Front-Ranger:
I clocked it this year. I boil the potatoes in their "jackets" from a cold water start. When they're tender, I let them cool in a strainer in the sink. I save the potato water for soup or my plants. When they're cool I peel them and put them in a bowl in the fridge. The next day I mash them with butter and milk and add salt and pepper to taste. I then heat them up again in a pan. The whole process takes a couple of hours! You left out the cooling, peeling, and taste testing while adding milk, butter, salt and pepper!
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