Re: Smash was Re: The Saharan page (was: Basque article)

On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, John Cowan wrote:

> andrew wrote:
>
> > I have recently heard and started using "smashed potatoes" meaning mashed
> > potatoes with the skins left on.  A useful description because it's one
> > of my favourite ways of cooking potatoes, but where does it originate
> > from and how recently.
>
> I suspect it is a permanent possibility of the language, something
> that occurs to many people separately in different places.
> Similarly with "fright" < "fried" potatoes.
There was a restaurant chain in this area that started offering smashed
potatoes a couple of years ago.  It seemed a bit gimmicky, as my mother
has been making mashed potatoes this way for years.  Perhaps this usage
has only just made it to NZ?

Padraic.

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