> wrote in message
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> On Friday, December 26, 2014 12:14:08 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
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> wrote in message:
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>> > I thought green skin was a sign that the potato had been 'sun burned.'
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>> How could that happen? They grow under the ground. It means they have
>> been
>> exposed to light after they were dug up.
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> BINGO!
>
> They were left out and exposed to the sun for too long after being dug up.
> As soon as they are 'out of their nests' they should immediately be hauled
> away and out of the sun.

This just says light. Not necessarily sun.

http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/greenpotatoes.asp