Hot take: I chose my great-aunt's lumpy mashed potatoes over my mom's silky smooth ones for Thanksgiving, and it was the right call.

I picked the lumpy version because every chunk reminds me of sitting at her kitchen table in Toledo, watching her hand-mash them with that old wooden pestle she refused to replace, and honestly, has anyone else had to choose between a 'perfect' recipe and the one that just feels like home?

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susan_bell29d ago

It's just mashed potatoes, not a life choice lmao. Both versions get eaten at the end of the day. People read way too much into holiday food.

emery19929d ago

Right? @susan_bell, it's just potatoes.

reese12423d ago

Forget the texture, it's about the love in each lump.