Marble Mashed Potatoes

[LibraryLady]

Okay, people. Three guesses what this is?

Right. It's white potatoes and sweet potatoes mashed together to produce pretty (and yummy) swirls of color.

That was on the lunch menu in our cafeteria today. The pan was out for all to see when a young lady on the Security staff asked.

"Marble Mashed Potatoes? What's that?" The tone was similar was that appropriate for some unfamiliar dish of totally dubious appearance and smell.

The counterman explained.

She still wasn't sure.

"But why Marble. That doesn't look anything like marbles."

Dear child. Have you never heard of marble cake or marble bread?

[Setsunaela]

sounds delicious. ^_^
Also, silly woman. Besides, who cares what it's called in such a case, if it looks yummy, the ingredients have been told to you, and it sounds yummy, eat it. If not, don't eat it. End of transaction..

[MannersMakethMan]

You know, French sticks don't look very French either. Maybe you should draw a small moustache on them, hang a clove of garlic around them and slap a beret on the top. Might save a bit of confusion there.

[Broomjockey]

French sticks? What are those? I'm assuming similar to bread sticks, but what's different?

[Chanlin]

For your viewing pleasure:

[LibraryLady]

French Sticks look lovely! Do they contain garlic (hope, hope, hope)

[MannersMakethMan]

I think they can do, but the ones I tend to get are plain.

Thank you for the pictures Chanlin, it makes easier than my explanation

ETA - according to my friend in Lyon, yes you can.

[TOLady]

French Sticks look lovely! Do they contain garlic (hope, hope, hope)

I quite often make mine with fresh roasted garlic, but you have to be careful since raw garlic or even too much garlic in a bread recipe can make a loaf short and heavy.

And yes - they are that good!!!

[Kiwi]

Have you never heard of marble cake or marble bread?

haha or you know Marble the STONE!

[LibraryLady]

That was her problem, Kiwi. She was thinking marble the stone or the toy. Everybody knows those are hard. Since mashed potatoes are soft they couldn't possibly have anything to do with marble.

There are people out there with terrifyingly literal minds.

[Sheldonrs]

That was her problem, Kiwi. She was thinking marble the stone or the toy. Everybody knows those are hard. Since mashed potatoes are soft they couldn't possibly have anything to do with marble.

There are people out there with terrifyingly literal minds.

imagine if this were in the UK and she saw Spotted Dick on the menu.

[Kiwi]

imagine if this were in the UK and she saw Spotted Dick on the menu.

then I guess we would find out pretty quick if she was a slut or a prude

the idiot girl who doesn't know her marble from her potato's though, not the OP!!!

[LibraryLady]

Sheldonrs,

I imagine toad-in-the-hole would also cause a problem.

we had a question about skink on a menu in Scotland. Here in the US of A, a skink is a lizard. Over there, it's a rather tasty fish.

[LibraryLady]

This one might get taken down but the way this thread is going I have to say it.

It's an old joke about a suburban Communist Swinger group that met for cocktails once a week. They'd engage in political discussion, enjoy themselves and clean up before they went home.They were said to engage in:

Cheese and pickle

Hammer and Sickle

Slap and Tickle

Bubble and Squeak.