Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (86177)
United States
September 12, 2025 9:50am CST
I love potatoes but mashed potatoes and gravy would be #1 on my list.
Yesterday I was watching QVC while I was having my lunch and they were selling high end candles and the one they were offering was "mashed potatoes and gravy". It immediately caught my attention as I wondered how it would smell. I didn't think mashed potatoes and gravy had a distinctive smell.
The other candle scents they were offering were Hot Cider Donuts, Crisp Apple and of course Pumpkin something or other.
I have more than enough candles so I didn't buy any but I have to give it to the marketing team for the names they come up with.
Would you be enticed with a mashed potatoes and gravy scented candle?
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9 responses
@DaddyEvil (159395)
• United States
12h
I like mashed potatoes but would not want a candle that made me hungry. 
(Most of those candles DON'T smell like the food they're named for... and most smell nasty!
I do like Black Cherry candles. Those don't smell like black cherries but they do smell nice. I used to burn those in my bedroom. (We haven't been anywhere that sells them in years now.)
I also like a few of the flower scented candles but it's been too long for me to remember which ones I liked. (Pretty and I would walk down the candle aisle in a store and sniff candles... She'd find nice smelling ones and then would hand me one and tell me to smell this one! I'd sniff it and almost throw up! She's a MEAN daughter!!!
(Most of those candles DON'T smell like the food they're named for... and most smell nasty!
I do like Black Cherry candles. Those don't smell like black cherries but they do smell nice. I used to burn those in my bedroom. (We haven't been anywhere that sells them in years now.)
I also like a few of the flower scented candles but it's been too long for me to remember which ones I liked. (Pretty and I would walk down the candle aisle in a store and sniff candles... She'd find nice smelling ones and then would hand me one and tell me to smell this one! I'd sniff it and almost throw up! She's a MEAN daughter!!!1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (86177)
• United States
11h
I do agree that most food scented candles don't actually smell like food but I do have three that I absolutely love. One is coffee scented, one is a cookie scent which actually smells like baking cookies and the other is French baguette
Usually I find flower scents too strong and have to be careful what I burn as my daughter is highly sensitive to a lot of flowery fragrances.
I'm sure Pretty got a good laugh at having you smell candles that make you want to barf
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@DaddyEvil (159395)
• United States
11h
@Marilynda1225 We found one candle in Silver Dollar City years ago that smelled exactly like baking bread... I was afraid I'd start making homemade bread again if we bought it so left it for somebody else.
Some flowers are too strong in the house but I still loved smelling them. We're both allergic to actually flowers now. That makes it rough when we're somewhere and all you can smell is flowers.
*sigh* She'd giggle and giggle at me. 
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@Marilynda1225 (86177)
• United States
7h
@DaddyEvil my French baguette smells like baking bread and it just makes the house smell delicious.
Many years ago I had a candle that smelled like brownies baking and I loved it. One day I had it burning and my son came home from work and was so excited I had made brownies. Boy was he disappointed it was only a candle 
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@rebelann (114637)
• El Paso, Texas
6h
I need to fix my craving ....... the kritters are doing great. They don't play as much as the used to though, Roscoe is 4 1/2 years old and Tuffy is 3 so I suppose naps are more common at those ages ..... boy can they nap.
@Marilynda1225 (86177)
• United States
7h
Mashed potatoes smothered with butter is right up my alley. However, can't imagine a candle with that scent.
How are Roscoe and Tuffy doing? Staying out of trouble?
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@Marilynda1225 (86177)
• United States
7h
Me too!! it just gave me the urge for mashed potatoes and gravy. Maybe it would be better as pizza
@snowy22315 (195884)
• United States
10h
I would be afraid it would make me hungry.
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@Marilynda1225 (86177)
• United States
7h
I just can't imagine how it would smell. Even in my mind I can't think of the smell associated with mashed potatoes and gravy but I do love to eat them.
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@allknowing (153392)
• India
4h
Cannot imagine having candles with mashed potato and gravy smell I would not want to smell food at odd hours
@JudyEv (362638)
• Rockingham, Australia
3h
I am always intrigued by the names of paint colours. There are some very creative ones there too.
