One of our family traditions for both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners is to have these Old-Fashioned Mashed Potatoes. They taste so much better when they are freshly made rather than making them from a box. Old-Fashioned Mashed Potatoes Ingredients 12 medium potatoes 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 4 Tablespoons butter 1 to 1 1/2