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Brice

On Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:45:59 -0300, wrote:

>On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:36:29 +1100, Brice >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 21 Oct 2018 18:26:32 -0300, wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:59:30 -0000 (UTC), Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun 21 Oct 2018 10:19:55a, Cheri told us...
>>>>
>>>>> We never have peeled the potatoes either. I was raised that way
>>>>> and it's what we're used to.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>>We prefer russets over most other types of potatoes, depending on the
>>>>intended use. Unless they're baked, we always peel potatoes. Sheer
>>>>laziness not to.
>>>
>>>Except that the main value of the spud is immediately below the skin
>>>so when you peel spuds you are chucking out some of the most
>>>nutritious parts.
>>
>>But maybe you also chuck out the insecticides and pesticides. Just
>>wondering.
>
>By and large I have given up taking that into consideration.

A rather incomplete view of "the main value of the spud"