I think Kim mentioned her mom made potato cakes using mashed potatoes. My husband made them this morning, and they were awfully good. Here's a recipe: 2 cups (firmly packed) leftover mashed potatoes (made with butter and milk) from the night before (my husband says you can't use freshly made mashed potatoes) 3 eggs, beaten, and salt and pepper added to taste (go heavy on the black pepper and light on the salt) About 12-14 saltine crackers, crumbled up in your hands Mix the above ingredients together. On a griddle or in a frying pan heat one tablespoon each of olive oil and butter, and then using a large serving spoon scoop out a spoonful of the potato mixture, and plop them in the heated pan. They will look about the size of hamburgers. You'll be tempted to flatten them to make them look prettier, but don't. I repeat, don't flatten them. They will flatten on their own when you turn them over. Cook about 3-4 minutes on each side, until they are nicely browned. Very tasty. I love them plain just the way they are, but my husband says one of his coworkers puts pancake syrup on them (this will ruin them in my opinion). Oh, boy... now I have to go make mashed potatoes... Thanks, Beth- PJH

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