Peeling Boiled Potatoes: Dawn Wells Potato Peeling video:

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To keep potatoes from budding in the bag, put an apple in with them.

After boiling potatoes, cool the water and use it to water your house plants. The water contains nutrients that your plants will love

Always use warm or hot milk in mashed potatoes. If you add cold milk, it mixes with the starch and makes it heavy and lumpy.