Basic Mashed Potatoes

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

  • About

Freeze these plain or make into one of our five interesting variations

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs. boiling potatoes
  • 1 c. milk (amount varies with moisture in potatoes)
  • ¼</

Method

  • Peel potatoes. Boil until soft; drain. Press potatoes through a ricer or mash.
  • Heat milk, butter and salt together. Gradually whip in until the potatoes are smooth and fluffy.
  • Form into shapes that are ready to use with no thawing. Freeze by directions in variations that follow.