Idaho baking potatoes Butter Tabasco Sauce Half and half Peel and cut potatoes into chunks - I usually allow 1 potato per person. Boil then simmer in salted (1 teaspoon) water until tender - about 20 minutes. Mash, then add about 2 tablespoons butter for every 5 or 6 potatoes. Mash some more, then add a couple of dashes of Tabasco sauce, then start adding half & half. Keep mashing and adding more until it reaches desired consistency. Taste for salt. I don’t use a mixer for this. But you can, to save time. -MDH |