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When there’s no gravy with the meat, this dish is fabulous to serve in place of regular mashed potatoes. I make it often to take to picnics and church socials. 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Very good and easy! Substituted Fat free plain yogurt for the sour cream since I don\u2019t use sour cream. Tried it for first time at a potluck, saw a lot of people getting seconds! <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-12-01","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"bmertens"},"reviewBody":"My entire family agree that these are the best mash potatoes ever. 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