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I'm not sure if my household is immune to potato poisoning or if you need an insane amount of bad potatoes to be affected, but I sadly feed my family month old
by NiagaraThistle 5y ago
I'm not sure if my household is immune to potato poisoning or if you need an insane amount of bad potatoes to be affected, but I sadly feed my family month old potatoes quite often. I do peel them (as I do 90% of the time when I make any potatoes). I do pop off any sprouts (wouldn't this be common sense?). And I do "peel out" or cut off any blacking bits on the potato (again wouldn't this be common sense?). And if any potatoes are truly moldy I just toss them.
Who is eating potatoes that are so far gone that they are getting sick from them? When a potato is bad, you KNOW it by it's funky smell.
Oh and I store my potatoes and onions in the same container until for days or weeks.
- Scoundreller 5y agoMonth old? If you’re in Niagara, you’re eating several month old potatoes in March.
- canadianfella 5y ago
- tomnipotent 5y agoIt's amazing how much food the U.S. (and most countries) will throw away over the minuscule chance of a stomach ache or diarrhea.
- NiagaraThistle 5y agoFair enough. But I meant "month old for my house"
- ajsnigrutin 5y agoI though this was common sense... first check if it's not really soft, and if it's not, just cut peel and remove the dark spots, and then eat the rest.
- NiagaraThistle 5y agoExactly
- thematrixturtle 5y agoPotatoes keep for months if stored properly, which means in a cool, dark place and still covered in soil. Unfortunately supermarkets prefer to sell washed potatoes in transparent plastic bags sitting around in bright lights, which is just about the worst possible way to do it.
- zja 5y agoStill covered in soil? That’s interesting, hadn’t heard that before. Kind of funny to think of keeping a box of dirt in your kitchen to store the potatoes in.
- AussieWog93 5y agoI think he's just referring to regular unwashed potatoes. These absolutely do keep much better than the washed ones.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoAfter 32 years in the USA, I am still amazed that I have never, ever seen what Brits call "new potatoes" sold commercially anywhere. These are typically dug right out of the ground early in potato harvest season, and not cleaned. I've searched farmers markets and food coops ... nothing.
- cheese_van 5y agoSame in Germany. The potatoes with dirt on them are "the good stuff." Another huge difference: In Germany, it is illegal to sell eggs that have been washed. In the US, it is illegal to sell unwashed eggs.
- williamscales 5y agoIndeed. Interestingly, egg washing involves some tradeoffs. If they are washed, they are safe to handle but the cuticle is eroded so they must be refrigerated. Unwashed eggs can be kept unrefrigerated for some time, but the shells must be treated as a raw food item.
- pasquinelli 5y agoa rotten potato isn't the same as a green potato. a green potato will look and feel fine.
- baldfat 5y agoGreen color is blight. It is the part of a potato exposed to the sun.
- LoveMortuus 5y agoThe toxic part of potatoes is the solanine. Which starts to be present when the potatoes start turning green. Potatoes start turning green once they're exposed to light. That's because potatoes are actually just stems of the plant and are thus capable of growing a whole new plant. So... If you prevent the potatoes from getting green but keeping them in the darkness, then your should be good. Not an advice of any kinds, just a botanist sharing love~
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- mdoms 5y agoIs there a name for things that grow like potatoes? I'm sure this is a horribly ignorant question, but as someone who's pretty ignorant about plant lifecycles my brain is organised around the seed -> plant -> flower -> fruit(?) -> seed lifecycle familiar to anyone growing a chilli plant or herbs like coriander. I have accidentally grown potatoes in my compost pile and I still struggle to understand how we go from "one potato" to "shitloads of potatoes". I guess because it happens underground it's so mysterious to me.
- tinsmith 5y agoI think the word you are looking for is "tuber," but if there is a botanist in the house, hopefully they can clear it up. Now I'm curious.
- morelisp 5y agoPotatoes are stem tubers. Sweet potatoes are probably the best known root tuber in the US; cassava is also a root tuber and better known worldwide. But, the term the GP is looking for is "stolon" I think.
- dec0dedab0de 5y agoPotatoes do have seeds. When you cut up a potato and get 4 new plants it's like taking a cutting from a tree.