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| Quick Tips |
| ~ To put a new twist on the same old mashed potatoes! Try adding one packet {1 oz.} Hidden Valley The Original Ranch Dressing Mix per 4 cups of mashed potatoes. ~ Ever see those commercials that boast about being able to make those cucumber or potatoe spirals? You think it looks cool, but you don't have or don't want to spend the money? Well, here is how you do it and all you need is a wooden skewer and a sharp knife! Step One: Carefully push a wooden skewer through the center of a 3 to 4 inch long piece of cucumber. (If you don't have a wooden skewer, a thin wooden spoon handle also will work.) Then hold the cucumber at an angle above your work surface Step Two: Place a sharp knife at a slight angle and cut through the cucumber until the knife touches the skewer. Leaving blade against the skewer, rotate cucmber away from your body and continue cutting around the cucumber so the cut remains at a constant 1/4 inch width. Step Three: Remove the skewer and pull the ends of the cucumber to form a spiral. If you make the spiral ahead, wrap it in its original shape, then extend it just before displaying it. You can join ends to form a circle. To make a more delicate spiral, decrease the width of the cut. |