tessagin

I have to throw this in about mashed potatoes. Wasn't any holiday and I was a newlywed. One evening I made a really great supper. I got the potatoes a little too smooth (almost soupy) so I added flour. Oh Dear Lord! Never did that again. Could have used it to hang wall paper and for some reason it was a little gritty and sour tasting. I didn't have any of it and told new husband he didn't need to eat it. He did have couple bites and I just told him don't eat it. wasn't going to hurt my feelings. The rest of the meal was fine but the gravy just had a bit of a grit to it. Couldn't figure that out til the next day. Never told him what I found in the flour. Yep weevils larvae. I gagged til I thought it was going to come out both ends. Never told him even later til after we were divorced. Used corn starch after that. I check flour really close when I buy and not a very large bag.

KarenK

Lumpy with the skins on.

My precious DIL makes the most divine "roasted garlic lumpy mashed potatoes with skins". I don't even want to know what the ingredients are. Given a choice between a hot fudge sundae and her potatoes, the potatoes win hands down.

luv-e

That is a huge debate for sure.....Take some out and make alittle for yourself..........
never did fix mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving. My late DH and I always thought we have dressing and sweet potatoes...we always had more vegetables...
Honestly, don't stress about it......one day you will miss all of the drama and want it all again.....

susiequilt

We always have smooth mashed potatoes with sauteed onions and celery plus a couple of eggs.
This was stuffed in the turkey when cold and extra put in a dish and put in the oven for the last hour or half hour with the cooking turkey. Served with gravy of course!
We never had bread stuffing. Always have sweet potatoes too!
Too bad I'm not cooking this year.

patski

Make both, we all eat too much that day anyway

IrishgalfromNJ

I love potatoes so I don't care how smooth or lumpy they are. I also like them fried, roasted, baked, and microwaved, with skins or without. I agree that you should make your own lumpy potatoes so you can enjoy your dinner.

misseva

I like my potatoes any way they can be fixed.

Boston1954

My Mom left them slightly lumpy when I was a kid. My husband Jim does the cooking on Thanksgiving so I cannot complain that he whips them a bit. He always does a good job with everything else, and the potatoes still taste nice.

redquilter

Don't like mashed potatoes and never make them. Too much last minute work. We all like roasted potatoes so no problem pleasing the gang.

Aurora

My favorite Thanksgiving dish is Cornbread Dressing with Gravy. But these days mother and I go to Cracker Barrel for Thanksgiving, mother hates leftovers. No leftovers, no dirty dishes.