In article om>,
"Nancy2" > wrote:

> skyhooks wrote:
> > . . . ten pounds of whole potatoes? I took advantage of a $1.88 coupon
> > for a 10-pound bag of russett potatoes. A price I couldn't resist. As
> > it is, I always find it hard just to use five pounds of potatoes before
> > they go bad.

There were times and places where 10 pounds of potatoes wasn't even
enough to supply one person for two days. I can make a meal out of
potatoes.


> Actually, potatoes will last a really long time if they're kept in a
> ventilated, dark, fairly cool place - just check periodically and rub
> off any eyes (sprouts) that want to grow.
>
> How do you think farmers kept potatoes all winter long in the past?


Things aren't that much different now. Potatoes have a growing season,
but you can buy them all year long.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA