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82. Leftover mashed potatos have only one use in life.. POTATO PANCAKES....

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 03:49 AM

Jun 2012

Like you said mix with eggs, maybe some bread crumbs, what else do you do with leftover bread but make bread crumbs.
If you want to get fancy, toss a can of creamed corn into the batter.
Yes I know potato pancakes are best made with fresh riced potatos.
But ricing potatos requires effort.
Leftover mashed potatos just seem to occur naturally.

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People Are Lapping Up This Yucky 'Garbage Soup' To Save Money [View all] FarCenter Jun 2012 OP

I call it mustgo meals lunatica Jun 2012 #1

Accumulating the leftovers in the freezer seems safer FarCenter Jun 2012 #8

We catch ours before they get fuzzy and stuff lunatica Jun 2012 #18

I call it Cream of Leftovers. nt tsuki Jun 2012 #97

We never called it garbage. It's leftover soup, and we had it often NightWatcher Jun 2012 #2

It's exactly how my mom made soup when i was growing up MNBrewer Jun 2012 #33

This Tsiyu Jun 2012 #64

I don't get what's 'yucky' about it. Akoto Jun 2012 #3

I don't get it, either. Or why it is called "garbage". Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #7

I take the carcass from my roasted chickens MattBaggins Jun 2012 #34

You are not alone Tsiyu Jun 2012 #65

Hell, I always do that. Turky carcass is my favorite. OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2012 #79

Turkey Frame Soup is delicious! MatthewStLouis Jun 2012 #91

Nope, my favorite part too. xxqqqzme Jun 2012 #87

Sounds healthy to me. "Yucky" is more like the fried butter at the Dallas State Fair. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #40

It's something "those proles" do. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #72

Sounds like a good idea. drm604 Jun 2012 #4

Why is using leftovers yucky? NYC Liberal Jun 2012 #5

been there done that and it can taste yummy :-) nt msongs Jun 2012 #6

Wasn't this sorta how... Wait Wut Jun 2012 #9

Maybe it's called garbage soup Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #10

My family calls it "refrigerator stew" OKNancy Jun 2012 #11

Why do you make it seem bad? toddwv Jun 2012 #12

Let's be honest here Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #15

And this is different from gumbo how? malthaussen Jun 2012 #13

Not sure why they call it "Garbage" either .. AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #14

I don;t toss leftovers either notadmblnd Jun 2012 #28

The link is from business insider MattBaggins Jun 2012 #36

that was my thought as well... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #90

I've made some great leftover soup Aerows Jun 2012 #16

I don't know about the mashed potatoes Retrograde Jun 2012 #17

mash potatoes are fine magical thyme Jun 2012 #19

Vichyssoise GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #46

No, but the dumbass will pay $9 for a cup of it at Coeur de Lion. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #56

I actually made soup out of leftover Shepherd's Pie... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #21

I make Shepherd Pie with leftover thanksgiving dinner and freeze it! Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #32

Now that *does* sound yucky. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #49

The other day I bought this incredible AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #51

Mmm, that sounds yummy... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #57

Mashed potatoes will thicken the broth and you'll end up with stew. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #23

Mashed potatoes work great as a thickener. xmas74 Jun 2012 #60

mashed potatoes is a great thickener for chowder :) Marrah_G Jun 2012 #69

Leftover mashed potatos have only one use in life.. POTATO PANCAKES.... wandy Jun 2012 #82

I know people who have been using that term for decades slackmaster Jun 2012 #20

Not unlike Minestrone... Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #22

Gross. Some stuff just doesn't belong in a soup or stew. I don't want to encounter TwilightGardener Jun 2012 #24

A frittata would also welcome leftovers. Lars39 Jun 2012 #27

It would depend on how a person eats... nearly all of the food that I cooked this week would Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #31

That's where experience comes in Retrograde Jun 2012 #43

I freeze baked beans and then add them to chili, too. Lars39 Jun 2012 #59

The sweet potatoes work well with carrots in broth with a curry. davsand Jun 2012 #63

OMG!! People are doing creative stuff with leftovers! Codeine Jun 2012 #25

A Budget Veggie Soup grilled onions Jun 2012 #26

So few people know about using the onions skins MattBaggins Jun 2012 #37

Onion skins, onions, and chicken feet... the best chicken broth. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #77

There's nothing wrong with this. Blue_In_AK Jun 2012 #29

I call it "clean out the fridge soup" Warpy Jun 2012 #30

Nothing yucky about it if you keep your leftovers frozen until use. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #35

What is yucky about it?? Is it better to just throw food away?... yawnmaster Jun 2012 #38

it depends what they mean by "leftover bits" Enrique Jun 2012 #39

We always called this refrigerator soup and it was quite tasty. It was not yucky! Arkansas Granny Jun 2012 #41

It's called "cooking" REP Jun 2012 #42

+1 OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2012 #80

+1 on the chicken bones............. wandy Jun 2012 #83

I call it "BOF" stew XemaSab Jun 2012 #44

When did leftovers become "garbage"? GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #45

Isn't this how our ancesters ate? A pot of this was probably always on the stove. Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #47

Yeah, that's pretty much how every cook ever makes stock. LeftyMom Jun 2012 #48

How nice of BInsider to look up from filet mignon long enough to notice how the peasants are faring. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #50

Hell, that's what I call "dinner" a few times a month arcane1 Jun 2012 #52

I prefer 'stone soup' - I can get stones for free... n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #53

That was my first reaction. Start with stones and toss in whatever you've got to add a little libinnyandia Jun 2012 #54

We called it "Stone Soup" as well FloridaJudy Jun 2012 #94

My mom called it Kitchen Sink Casserole. Ian David Jun 2012 #55

My Mom called it Slum Gullian soup. crunch60 Jun 2012 #58

I lap it up because it tastes great Generic Brad Jun 2012 #61

Tamar Adler xmas74 Jun 2012 #62

This article sounds like a 12 year old wrote it after being denied pizza money. EFerrari Jun 2012 #67

I thought it was insane. xmas74 Jun 2012 #68

The poorer everyone else grows Tsiyu Jun 2012 #66

I keep a 2 gallon stock pot on my stove and put all my meat and vegetable leftover in it. Monk06 Jun 2012 #70

Yep. It's not garbage. It is food. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #75

Uh, I thought this was completely normal. But I am from a working class family. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #71

Oden, you are most correct. The upper class do feel that leftovers are below them...... wandy Jun 2012 #86

My grandfather called it his Texasgal Jun 2012 #73

Sustainable and tasty, what's not to love? NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #74

This is the ruling class's idea of helpful hints for the proles. In lieu of jobs, stupid HiPointDem Jun 2012 #76

Leftovers? What are those? Scootaloo Jun 2012 #78

no thank you. my real soups to good. pansypoo53219 Jun 2012 #81

Welcome to extreme poverty gourmet. Zalatix Jun 2012 #84

Or sometimes called 'end of the garden' soup.... wandy Jun 2012 #85

Mulligan Stew datasuspect Jun 2012 #88

Serving Suggestion GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #89

Sounds like my dad's cooking, or as I call it: Adult baby food NickB79 Jun 2012 #92

We use to do that at Girl Scout day camp LynneSin Jun 2012 #93

Nice OP, Marie-Antoinette. PamKlaus Jun 2012 #95

lol Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 #96