I arrived home from practicing last night to the delicious aroma of country style ribs baking. I soon started making mashed potatoes and gravy to accompany the meat. The potato flakes sit for a few minutes in the boiled water and milk, then you fluff them up a bit. When I took the lid off the pan I saw really soupy potatoes. What was wrong? I've made instant potatoes for many years and don't recall ever having this problem. I added some flakes, which helped, but why had this occurred? As I stirred I happened to glance at the Pyrex cup I had used to measure the water. The directions called for two cups of water, so I had filled the cup two times without paying attention to the fact it is a two-cup measure. Yes, I had used twice as much water as needed. I added more potato flakes to the soupy mixture, and it set up just fine.
Wow, could I be under stress or tired?
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