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Potato dish
Funeral potatoes (also great potatoes , cheesy potatoes , hash brown casserole ,
[1] cheesy hash browns ,
[2]
[3] those potatoes ,
[4] or party potatoes
[5]
[6]
[7] ) is a traditional
potato
hotdish or
casserole that is popular in the American
Intermountain West and
Midwest . It is called "
funeral " potatoes because it is commonly served as a
side dish during traditional after-funeral dinners,
[8] but it is also served at
potlucks , and other social gatherings, sometimes with different names.
[9]
[10] The dish has sometimes been associated with members of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , because of its popularity among members of the Church.
[11]
[12]
Ingredients
Prepared funeral potatoes with a cornflake topping The dish usually consists of
hash browns or cubed potatoes, cheese (
cheddar or
Parmesan ), onions,
cream soup (chicken, mushroom, or celery) or a
cream sauce , sour cream, and a topping of butter with
corn flakes or crushed
potato chips .
[13] Ingredients in some variations include cubed baked
ham , frozen
peas , or
broccoli florets.[
citation needed ]
In popular culture
During the
2002 Winter Olympics in
Salt Lake City , one of the souvenir "food pins" featured a depiction of funeral potatoes.
[14]
[15]
[16]
See also
References
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^
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^
"Party Potatoes" .
The Washington Post .
Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016 .
^
"Party Potatoes - Cuisinart Original - Sides - Recipes - Cuisinart.com" . www.cuisinart.com .
Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^
"Party Potatoes" . Campbells Kitchen 2.0 .
Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ Prues, Don; Heffron, Jack (2003). Writer's Guide to Places . Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books. p. 325.
ISBN
978-1-58297-169-8 .
^
"Easter dinner planned in Iron River" ,
Iron Mountain Daily News , April 7, 2018,
archived from the original on July 27, 2018, retrieved April 7, 2018
^ Cannon, Ann (January 11, 2009),
"Funeral foods should feature spuds, please" ,
Deseret News , archived from
the original on February 12, 2009, retrieved October 29, 2009
^ Ravitz, Jessica (February 5, 2012).
"Crossing the plains and kicking up dirt, a new LDS pioneer" . CNN.com .
Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2012 .
^
"LDS Funeral and Meal Planning" . Mormon Share. 5 September 2014.
Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ Schechter, Harold (2009).
The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End . Random House, Inc. p.
131 .
ISBN
978-0-345-49964-6 .
^ Thursby, Jacqueline S. (2006).
Funeral Festivals in America: rituals for the living . University Press of Kentucky. p.
81 .
ISBN
0-8131-2380-1 .
^ Phillips, Valerie (February 6, 2002),
"There's green Jell-O on your lapel..." , Deseret News , archived from
the original on 2003-10-06
^ Wilkinson, Daniel.
PIN, FUNERAL POTATOES .
Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2016 .
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