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Nanniekim
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Kim
Arizona
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 Posted - May 26 2012 : 6:29:43 PM
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I bought a bag of potatoes today and when I scrubbed them I discovered that 90% of them are green. So are they safe to eat? Is it just an old wives tale that you shouldn't eat green potatoes?
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - May 26 2012 : 7:14:58 PM
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I have been told if you peel them down past the green they are ok.
Diana
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jollyquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
WV
USA
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Nanniekim
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Kim
Arizona
206 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2012 : 6:33:48 PM
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Thanks so much!
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nanr42
True Blue Farmgirl
160 Posts
Nan
WALDPORT
Oregon
USA
160 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2012 : 8:16:58 PM
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The green is caused by chloryphyll, which is not dangerous. BUT if there is green present, then there is also solanine, which is poisonous. Solanine is also present in the plant and especially the berries. When potatoes were first given to Queen Elizabeth I, the plants were cooked out of ignorance, and everybody got sick. So potatoes were not eaten for quite awhile in England, until the word got around about the tubers.
So, yes, peel off all the green, and they're perfectly safe. |
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nanr42
True Blue Farmgirl
160 Posts
Nan
WALDPORT
Oregon
USA
160 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2012 : 8:21:54 PM
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| But you might consider where you got them. They are kept in brown plastic bags to cut down on the greening, so if they are green, probably they have been around awhile. If it were me, I'd think about that store and look at the potatoes they have in general. But then I usually eat the skins, I dont' like peeling potatoes. |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - May 27 2012 : 8:30:03 PM
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Potatoes that are green are sunburned. Get rid of the green.
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Farm Kitchen: Green Potatoes |
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Green Potatoes
