Funeral potatoes explained

Funeral potatoes
Country:United States
Region:Intermountain West, Midwest
Type:Hotdish or casserole
Main Ingredient:Hash browns or cubed potatoes, cheese (cheddar or Parmesan), onions, cream soup (chicken, mushroom, or celery) or cream sauce, sour cream, butter, corn flakes or crushed potato chips

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. 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.[9] [10]

Ingredients

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.[11] Ingredients in some variations include cubed baked ham, frozen peas, or broccoli florets.

In popular culture

During the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, one of the souvenir "food pins" featured a depiction of funeral potatoes.[12] [13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Aluminum Light. 1978. Aluminum Workers International Union, AFLCIO. 47.
  2. Book: Women's Circle Home Cooking: Light & Easy Recipes. 1992. Women's Circle. 9781559932042. 6.
  3. Book: 150 Years of Good Iowa Cooking: The Official State of Iowa Sesquicentennial Cookbook . 1996 . Iowa Sesquicentennial Commission . 383.
  4. Book: Almost Homemade . 2006 . Rowman & Littlefield . 1936283611 . 108.
  5. Web site: Party Potatoes. The Washington Post. October 19, 2016. October 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020041104/https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/party-potatoes/7346/. live.
  6. Web site: Party Potatoes - Cuisinart Original - Sides - Recipes - Cuisinart.com. www.cuisinart.com. 2016-10-19. 2016-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019150323/https://www.cuisinart.com/recipes/sides/5850.html. live.
  7. News: Party Potatoes. Campbells Kitchen 2.0. en-US. 2016-10-19. 2016-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020010338/https://www.campbells.com/kitchen/recipes/party-potatoes/. live.
  8. Book: Prues . Don . Jack. Heffron . Writer's Guide to Places . 2003 . Writer's Digest Books . Cincinnati . 978-1-58297-169-8 . 325.
  9. News: Ravitz. Jessica. Crossing the plains and kicking up dirt, a new LDS pioneer. CNN.com. February 5, 2012. February 6, 2012. May 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510143056/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/05/crossing-the-plains-and-kicking-up-dirt-a-new-mormon-pioneer/. dead.
  10. Web site: LDS Funeral and Meal Planning . 5 September 2014 . Mormon Share . July 30, 2018 . 31 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180731093237/http://www.mormonshare.com/relief-society/welfare/lds-funeral-meal-planning . dead .
  11. Book: Schechter, Harold . The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End . 2009 . Random House, Inc . 978-0-345-49964-6 . 131 .
  12. Book: Thursby, Jacqueline S. . Funeral Festivals in America: rituals for the living . 2006 . University Press of Kentucky . 0-8131-2380-1 . 81 . registration .
  13. Book: Wilkinson. Daniel. PIN, FUNERAL POTATOES. Digital Public Library of America. 17 January 2016. 25 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025032002/https://dp.la/item/fca081a2cbab34f5699ede8068361a9d?q=funeral%20potatoes. live.

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