Recently noticed that potatoes bought from supermarkets (Sainsbury's and
Co-op) develop a green tinge at/just under the skin within a couple of
days. Varies from pale green to almost bottle-green!
I believe this may be poisonous - am I right, and if so, is it something
that always happens and I've just not noticed it, or is it a recent thing?

Rab

Rab Bruce wrote in
:

Recently noticed that potatoes bought from supermarkets (Sainsbury's
and Co-op) develop a green tinge at/just under the skin within a
couple of days. Varies from pale green to almost bottle-green!
I believe this may be poisonous -

Yes, they're poisonous -- do NOT consume the greenish parts -- peel the
hell out of them or better yet, just use different potatoes.

Don't believe me, check it out for yourself.

There's this thing called Google...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...n+green+potato

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~sethra

sethra wrote in message ...
Rab Bruce wrote in
:

Recently noticed that potatoes bought from supermarkets (Sainsbury's
and Co-op) develop a green tinge at/just under the skin within a
couple of days. Varies from pale green to almost bottle-green!
I believe this may be poisonous -

Yes, they're poisonous -- do NOT consume the greenish parts -- peel the
hell out of them or better yet, just use different potatoes.

Don't believe me, check it out for yourself.

There's this thing called Google...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...n+green+potato

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years ago it was "proved" that eating green potatoes was linked to the
birth defect of spina bifida. the poison in the potatoes was not
killed by boiling them but the high heat of frying did kill the
toxins. as spuds are not that expensive i would rather throw them away
than eat green ones.
paula.

Keep spuds in a dark place, this helps to avoid them going green. Peel off
all green before cooking them.

ant

MisNomer

Back in highschool (35 years ago) , our home economics teacher was talking
about potatoes.

I suppose I can safely assume that you didn't graduate.

"high school" is two words.


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in article , PENMART01 at
wrote on 6/4/04 11:32 AM:

MisNomer

Back in highschool (35 years ago) , our home economics teacher was talking
about potatoes.

I suppose I can safely assume that you didn't graduate.

"high school" is two words.

I certainly agree with you in the usage, but it is of interest that Google
has 323,000 entries for exact phrase highschool without words high or
school.
Larry

Larry Preuss wrote:

in article , PENMART01 at
wrote on 6/4/04 11:32 AM:

MisNomer

Back in highschool (35 years ago) , our home economics teacher was talking
about potatoes.

I suppose I can safely assume that you didn't graduate.

"high school" is two words.

I certainly agree with you in the usage, but it is of interest that Google
has 323,000 entries for exact phrase highschool without words high or
school.
Larry

It also has 18,800 hits for "incompetant". It always amuses me
when I see someone spelling it that way, especially when talking
about other people.

Larrwy Preuss sputtered:

PENMART01 wrote
MisNomer writes:

Back in highschool (35 years ago) , our home economics teacher was talking
about potatoes.

I suppose I can safely assume that you didn't graduate.

"high school" is two words.

I certainly agree with you in the usage,

Good... then shut the **** up lest you make yourself yet more a fool, imbecile.


but it is of interest that Google
has 323,000 entries for exact phrase highschool without words high or
school.

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in article , PENMART01 at
wrote on 6/4/04 3:51 PM:

Larrwy Preuss sputtered:

PENMART01 wrote
MisNomer writes:

Back in highschool (35 years ago) , our home economics teacher was talking
about potatoes.

I suppose I can safely assume that you didn't graduate.

"high school" is two words.

I certainly agree with you in the usage,

Good... then shut the **** up lest you make yourself yet more a fool,
imbecile.


but it is of interest that Google
has 323,000 entries for exact phrase highschool without words high or
school.

To insult me if I disagreed would perhaps be understandable, but to insult
me when I agree is taking foolish chances. Remember, Shelley, that long,
long ago in a newsgroup far away it became obvious that you have neither the
weight nor the wit to trade pleasantries with me. I am willing to drop this
now, but if you are simply in the game to give me pleasure in the play of
it, lay on.
Larry (remember me?)

I was taught that it was sufficient to remove all traces of green from
potatoes; I've been doing that for 50 years with no adverse effects.


"MisNomer" wrote in message
...
Back in highschool (35 years ago) , our home economics teacher was talking
about
potatoes and how to prepare. She pulled out a potatoe and proceeded to
peel it,
then said, look this is green, there is only one thing to do with a green
potatoe and that is throw it out - which she did.

MisNomer wrote:

Back in highschool (35 years ago) , our home economics teacher was talking about
potatoes and how to prepare. She pulled out a potatoe and proceeded to peel it,
then said, look this is green, there is only one thing to do with a green
potatoe and that is throw it out - which she did.


How sad that someone taching a subject would be so ill informed. There is a
substance in the skin of green potatoes that is mildly toxic, but all you have to do
is to peel off the skin and the potato is quite edible.

Rab Bruce had something important to tell us on Wed, 02 Jun 2004
10:08:16 GMT:

Recently noticed that potatoes bought from supermarkets (Sainsbury's and
Co-op) develop a green tinge at/just under the skin within a couple of
days. Varies from pale green to almost bottle-green!
I believe this may be poisonous - am I right, and if so, is it something
that always happens and I've just not noticed it, or is it a recent thing?

I prefer to be safe than sorry. If the potato is just lightly greening
then a double-peeling will take care of it. If it's a little more
green than that I'll cut off the end with the green. And if it's green
all over then I'll toss it in the trash.

The best way to avoid greening is to store the potatoes in a cool dark
place as soon as you get them home - the greenness is a reaction to
light. And don't keep them in the plastic bag or they'll sweat and go
yucky.

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