Kathy's Casserole

4 potatoes, cleaned and cut into cubes (your choice if you peel them or not)
1 lb hamburger
1 can cream style corn
1 can whole kernel corn
sage to taste
salt and pepper to taste
butter for mashed potatoes (not too much)
milk for mashed potatoes (don't have soupy mash, please)

Put the potatoes on to boil and when they are nearly done, brown the hamburger.  Drain the grease off and mash the potatoes.  Season the hamburger with sage and salt and pepper.

In a casserole dish, line the bottom and sides with mashed potatoes.  Mix the cream style and whole kernel corn together. Form a layer of hamburger and then corn. Depending on the size of the dish, add a layer of potatoes, otherwise form a ring of potatoes around the top and bake at 350F.

Sorry, I forget how long this takes.  Watch the potatoes, the casserole is done when the tips of the potatoes turn brown. 

Many people make their shepherd's pie with peas and carrots in addition to the corn and many people top the casserole with cheese.  Mom's version is simple, hearty and very tasty. A true shepherd's pie is made with lamb and I can't remember what the beef version is rightly called.

Love you, Mom.We were paying attention.

We think we may have figured something out: Mom wouldn't tell us the secret ingredient in her mustard potato salad. We know the basics, potatoes, mayo, mustard, pickles, onions but she wouldn't tell us the secret ingredient.

We had the brainstorm to go through the spices. Mom made potato summer this last fall season so the ingredient has to be in among the spices in the kitchen and we think we narrowed it down.  Yay us!

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