When potatoes go on sale for 15 cents a pound, I buy them. Last November, they were cheap enough for me to buy 40 pounds. The problem is, I don’t cook them fast enough to save them from going bad. I store them in the garage in the winter, where temperatures plunge. Yesterday, I thought I’d better check on them. I am so glad I did. Many were rotten.
So what do I do with 25 pounds of potatoes that must be cooked NOW?
First, I sorted through them and discarded the bad ones. Next, I threw as many as would fit into the oven to bake. When they were done, I mashed them with cheese and cream cheese and put them into 3 gallon-sized zip-loc bags. Then, I made others into twice baked potatoes by roasting them with olive oil, cutting them in half, mixing the centers with sour cream and cheese. I put the filling into as many as I could (2 more gallon-sized zip-locs) and then put the remaining skins in a zip-loc for “crispy potato skins”. I sliced another 20 potatoes and cooked them in heavy skillets. I added dehydrated onions, eggs, sour cream and cream cheese and poured them into 3 square foil dishes. All of these are now in my freezer.
Finally, I peeled all of the rest and boiled them. I mashed 2/3 for dinner/leftovers. The other 1/3 became potato dumplings.
1. Info for Potato Dumplings
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2. Ingredients for Potato Dumplings
- 4 cups boiled potatoes, mashed or pressed through ricer
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
3. Directions:
- Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
- For ping pong sized balls.
- Drop into salted boiling water and cook for 12-15 minutes.
- Serve with butter or slice and fry or sop with gravy.
