I'm going to do Robin's THE 5'er for the first time! Why? Because I really like her topic this week.........Potatoes! I know it's a day late, but oh well!
1. When was the last time you had mashed potatoes? Were they regular mashed potatoes or some kind of fancy version?
We had mashed potatoes Thursday night. They were homemade, but not fancy. I LOVE mashed potatoes, so much so that I have to limit how often I make them. I like homemade, instant, fancy, plain........they are wonderful when you use sour cream! And fattening!
2. Do you grow your own veggies? Have a garden? If so are potatoes one of the things you grow?
This was the first year in the past five that we have NOT had a garden. We just didn't have the time. When we have a garden, we usually have potatoes. Last year Eler Beth was in charge of planting and harvesting the Potatoes and they were big and plentiful! She's the one with the "green thumb".
3. French fried potatoes...do you like natural cut fries, with skin still on or the McDonald's kind?
I LOVE French fries! McDonald's are good, but not the best. I usually actually prefer the skin still on, but on or off the best are homemade!! My son makes great homemade French fried potatoes!
4. How about potato salad? Do you like it? Have a family recipe you have used for years?
I like potato salad, but I very rarely make it homemade. I can't eat very much when I eat it because of the mayonnaise. I am allergic to eggs, so I can't eat too much of salads made with mayonnaise. My mother and sisters have several recipes that are really good. When I do eat it I like the mustard kind.
5. Did you have a Mr. Potato head as a kid? Ever purchased one for someone else's kid?
I can remember playing with one when I was a kid, but I don't think I ever actually owned one. I have never bought one for someone else. But I really like Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head in TOY STORY!!! Does that count?
Bonus question just cause I think potatoes are cool...did you ever put a potato in a glass jar with water and watch the roots grow in school? Like a science experiment? And does anyone know what the purpose of that experiment is?
I don't remember ever doing that as a child, but we may have. My daughter put a piece of one in a bag of dirt and it grew roots! I can remember cutting up seed potatoes when I was young and still at home for my Mom to plant in our garden.
Well, that was fun! I'll try to do it again!
1 comment:
I love potatoes any way they are cooked. I like plain potato salad with lots of onions and black pepper and miracle whip and some pemento. I have grown a sweet potato in water several times. My sister use to say the man she married had to like fried potatoes. lol I think her husband does and all kinds of food too. Paula
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