1.   Nothing to eat but instant mashed potato, pickles and Maybe corned beef if you are lucky.

2.   Top with instant mashed potato and brown under the grill.

3.   Bring to the boil and stir in the instant potato.

4.   And, of course, the choices include the familiar instant mashed potatoes made with flakes and buds.

5.   Barbara Sager, Fort Worth, Texas, sent in the requested recipe for a bread starter that uses instant potato flakes but no flour in the starter.

6.   A Fort Worth reader would like to find a starter recipe for sourdough bread made with instant potatoes.

7.   A package of instant potatoes.

8.   A reader would like the recipes for a bread starter that is fed with instant mashed potato flakes and sugar but with no flour.

9.   Add a bit of instant potatoes if you want to thicken the hot soup.

10.   I mix the package of instant potatoes with the freshly almost-cooked rice, dump in the can of soup and add a generous gooey glob of honey.