Food Advertising vs Reality

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by katiesue

Plus the hot studio lights tend to make food go bad quickly.

For this reason, I've heard that mashed potatoes are used in lieu of ice cream.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

For this reason, I've heard that mashed potatoes are used in lieu of ice cream.

On a movie set, that's often been the case. But for close-up photography, it would be very difficult to get smashed taters to look like ice cream.