The score·From then
Mashed potatoes, the long way
Someone has to take the masher. That someone is usually Peter.
Someone has to take the masher.
Peter took the masher and would not give it back. Lumps and all. We kept them.
unhurried·about 40 minutes·first sat with this Thursday, November 27
About this much
Adjust until it feels right.
- Potatoes — russets, or whatever is in the bag
- Butter, a lot
- Warm cream or milk, added until it feels right
- Salt, in the water and again at the end
- White pepper if you remember it
Play it
A suggestion, not a command.
- 01Start in cold salted water. They cook more evenly that way.
- 02Drain hard. Let them steam off for a minute so they are not watery.
- 03Mash while they are hot. Butter first, then the cream.
- 04Stop before they turn gluey. Lumps are not a failure.
- 05Taste. Add butter until you would eat this from the pot.