Boiled red potato weirdness
On 8/16/2015 11:32 AM, The Other Guy wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Aug 2015 18:17:26 -0700, "Julie Bove" >
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>> "Roy" > wrote in message
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>>> On Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 9:09:33 AM UTC-6,
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>>>> Normally I boil rose potatoes for potato salad, but there were none
>>>> to be found last week. So these were mill-run red potatoes. I set
>>>> the water boiling as I scrubbed them and dug out the eyes. When the water
>>>> boiled I chucked them in.
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>>>> They were done after 30 some minutes, so I drained and peeled them.
>>>> To my surprise, the stem ends of almost all of them had acquired an
>>>> unpleasant black hue. I cut them off, but why?
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>>> You cook them and then peel them???? Most people peel them first and
>>> then cook them.
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>> Did you take a poll on this? I have seen recipes that say to peel after
>> cooking.
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> I find reds to be very easy to peel after cooking, the skin almost falls
> off. But sometimes I feel like peeling them first.
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Mmmm hmmm...
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