Hi. My favorite food is mashed potatoes.
Yum! I love those too! Recipes started floating around as far back as 1747! 
I guess they are a real classic. What country was that in?
The recipes started in a book by hannah glasse called The Art of Cookery!
Wow. I have never read a cookbook that old. I have seen ones from the 19th century though. 
There are so many variations in recipe. There is one from France that adds egg yolk in it.