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11/15/2005 11:01PM
Just don't forget the gravy!
I like the little packs of white gravy with the sausage bits. Just add hot water and pour over the mashed taters and you have a meal!
If you like potato flakes check out the NOLS cookbook. They use them for everything from thickening soups to potato cakes and a bunch of other stuff.
I like the little packs of white gravy with the sausage bits. Just add hot water and pour over the mashed taters and you have a meal!
If you like potato flakes check out the NOLS cookbook. They use them for everything from thickening soups to potato cakes and a bunch of other stuff.
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11/18/2005 09:27AM
They are great. They can be used to thicken soup, too! Or you can make them up (even the night before) then fry them for a kind of potato pancake. Great with eggs.
I like making chipped beef gravy for over the potatoes. Some dried (chipped) beef comes packaged in plastic. If you can't find it, then transfer from the glass jar to a plastic bag ot container just before the trip. Make up a packet of Country Style gravy and dump in the chipped beef. Simmer a few minutes. Serve over potatoes. Easy.
I like making chipped beef gravy for over the potatoes. Some dried (chipped) beef comes packaged in plastic. If you can't find it, then transfer from the glass jar to a plastic bag ot container just before the trip. Make up a packet of Country Style gravy and dump in the chipped beef. Simmer a few minutes. Serve over potatoes. Easy.
12/11/2005 08:03PM
Here's a new twist for instant mashed potatoes. I was doing some reading about a new first aid product called "Quik Clot". It is used in the military and by first responders for serious wounds with massive bleeding. When normal compression doesn't work to stop the bleeding, they open a packet of the product (it's a volcanic byproduct), sprinkle it on the wound and it clots the blood immediately and seals the wound. Once in the ER all the doctors need do is rinse off the wound, it apparently has saved many lives.
Along with reading about Quik Clot, I found a study conducted at Mayo Clinic in which the doctor used instant mashed potatoes as a clotting agent. He had "processed" the instant spuds into a fine powder which was applied to the wound using a snuffer bottle (sprays a fine, dry mist). It worked just as well as the commercial clotting agent.
I since have read that a fellow successfully treated a wound at home using the typical instant mashed potatoe flakes.
I always carry instant spuds for all the reasons others have mentioned but now I carry a pack (plain, no seasonings) for first aid purposes.
Who'd a thunk?
Along with reading about Quik Clot, I found a study conducted at Mayo Clinic in which the doctor used instant mashed potatoes as a clotting agent. He had "processed" the instant spuds into a fine powder which was applied to the wound using a snuffer bottle (sprays a fine, dry mist). It worked just as well as the commercial clotting agent.
I since have read that a fellow successfully treated a wound at home using the typical instant mashed potatoe flakes.
I always carry instant spuds for all the reasons others have mentioned but now I carry a pack (plain, no seasonings) for first aid purposes.
Who'd a thunk?
08/01/2012 09:25AM
We took the Idahoan Baby Reds instant potatoes this year. Wow, were they a hit! Delicious! And incredibly simple to make. Ready in about 5 minutes.
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