On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:56:01 -0400, Evelyn wrote:
> "BjørnSteensrud" > wrote in
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>> as a defense agains insects (and people). Solanin is a nasty
>> poison!
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> I throw out green potatoes, but if there are a few white sprouts I
> simply cut them off and peel the potato as usual.
Yes - as long as the potato is not green, the solanin is only in the
sprouts. It has a bitter taste, if you want to try :-)