In the midst of Thanksgiving prep
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14741)
San Jose, California
November 20, 2018 4:01pm CST
I had one of the kids peel 5 pounds of potatoes and put them in a bowl of water in the garage fridge two days ago so that I could make the make-ahead mashed potato casserole for Thanksgiving today.
To my horror, the potatoes FROZE and turned black. 
They're not going to make nice mashed potatoes at all.
Back to the grocery store I go...
They're not going to make nice mashed potatoes at all.
Back to the grocery store I go...6 people like this
6 responses
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
24 Nov 18
@spiderdust I also checked after I found a bag of snow peas frozen in the refrigerator. At least I was able to use them in a stir fry.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
24 Nov 18
@LadyDuck I hate wasting food, and I'm glad that we were able to salvage our accidentally frozen items!
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
24 Nov 18
Yes, it was just my bad luck to have this happen. I fixed the settings on the refrigerator after that.
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Nov 18
And now it is all over for 4 weeks!!
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Nov 18
Black mashed potatoes does sound like something the Grinch would serve.
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
24 Nov 18
Potatoes are so gross when that happens. I never knew they get liquid in way that I describe as puss from a wound. Poor potatoes. 
@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
25 Nov 18
@spiderdust OH OK, cool, sucks when food goes to waste, Not sure there is a worse feeling in the world from my perspective at least.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
25 Nov 18
@crossbones27 It's as bad as losing money.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
25 Nov 18
Fortunately they had only oxidized. They hadn't liquified, and I was able to salvage them.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
24 Nov 18
Yeah, the water was partially frozen. Someone had turned up the refrigerator to the maximum setting and I didn't know. I managed to salvage the potatoes, but not for mashed potatoes. I cubed them and tossed them with some oil and seasonings, and then roasted them in the oven. They were great for that night's dinner and the kids were none the wiser.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
24 Nov 18
Yeah, I hate peeling them too. It was awful that we had to do it twice in one week!
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