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Default I did it. I grew a potato

On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:43:35 +1000, Bruce >
wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On 2016-07-25 12:50 PM, graham wrote:
> > > On 7/25/2016 10:42 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> > >> On 7/25/2016 12:21 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >>> On 2016-07-25 11:20 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> > >>>>
http://tinypic.com/r/2qxbwgy/9
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I'm sure there are more down there but this one was peeking
> > >>>> out. I'll wait a bit until they're larger, not much larger,
> > >>>> I hope. Then I'll dig around.
> > >>
> > >>> Do yourself a favour and dig them up while they are small.... new
> > >>> potatoes. They are much tastier than big potatoes.
> > >>
> > >> That is my goal. I want small potatoes, not even midsize.
> > >>
> > >> This one was delicious ... and fun to watch in the microwave,
> > >> jumping beans got nothing on a tiny potato. Even when cut
> > >> in half it still hopped around in there.
> > >>
> > >> nancy
> > >>
> > > I think most eat them with the skin on but my father patiently scraped
> > > every tiny tater.
> > >

> >
> > That is a good idea if the skins are green because it is a sign of
> > solanine, which is toxic. You would have to eat a lot of it to get sick.

>
> When the skin's green, is the skin toxic or the entire potato?


When the skin is green, it's green but it won't kill you. Eat it.

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