Left over foods, how long good for..

[hailstorm100]

mashed potatoes, anyone know how long they are good for as long as they've been in the fridge??

[Karin]

:rofl: mashed taters?? geez gal, figured you were going to have a list of foods... ;) hmm, if i do have leftovers of tata's, i normally eat them the next day.. with the butter and milk, the chance for them to absorb other food odor's, i stick with next day or throw em out.. that's just me though... and of course, they don't last long here anyways.. me loves some mashed taters with butter:hearts:

[emiigurl13]

i dont ever have left overs ( boy freinds ) lol :)

[Chinmama]

My general rule for any leftovers is two days max. I love to make potato cakes with leftover mashed potatoes...yummy!

Leftovers link: http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3606.htm

[ForCHINate Chins]

I'd say they should be good till the milk you used to make them expires, but they never last long enough here to find out!

[foxbite2]

I'm with chinmama.. I raised 5 boys.. so leftovers were out of the question.. it was more like "hurry up and grab your food, or you'll miss out".. but personally I won't eat anything "left over" after TWO days.

[Karin]

ok ann... so where is the potato cake recipe??? my mom use to make them ALL the time.. omg, those things were awesome.. i've yet to try and make them myself.. i desperately need a variation of the tata and ways to fix it.. tired of mashed taters, boiled taters, fried taters, baked taters..:rofl: can ya tell? i'm a tater lover!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[The Animal Farm]

I will not be responsible for what this does to your cholesterol

2 C mashed potatoes
8 oz package cream cheese
1 chopped onion
2 eggs
1 T flour
1/4 T salt
1/4 T black pepper

Mix well in a bowl. Form into patties. Fry in skillet with hot oil until golden brown. Serve with salsa.

[Chinmama]

Easy Potato Cakes with Bacon

2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
1/2 cup chopped onion
4 slices cooked bacon, diced
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
dash pepper

Add bacon and onions to mashed potatoes. Mix in the beaten egg, salt, and pepper. Shape into 6 patties. Melt butter in skillet over medium low heat; brown patties until cooked and browned on both sides

[LunaMidnight]

Well I'm definetly super hungry now! Those sound soo good... :D