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On Aug 27, 6:50 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> When I was a kid, 40some years ago, I remember that the potatoes we bought
> were pretty dirty. Always had to scrub them with a brush before fixing them
> to eat. But in more recently years, I've noticed that most all of the
> potatoes I've gotten have been so clean that they only seem to need a quick
> rinse in the sink. Only have to pull out the brush every once in a while.
> Until tonight.
>
> I get a box of organic produce weekly from a local farm. Most of the time
> even their potatoes are pretty clean. But the paper bag of baby reds I put
> in tonight's soup were so dirty I had a hard time getting them clean. They
> were just encased in thick dirt that turned to mud and splattered my shirt
> as I tried to clean them. And I scrubbed them so much to get the mud off
> that most of the peel came along with it.
>
> Now I realize the growers or vendors or someone along the food chain is
> probably using some method of cleaning that I'd most likely not want to know
> the particulars of. Or maybe I would... But my question is: When was the
> last time you got some really dirty potatoes? Unless of course you grow
> them yourself!


You're complaining a bit, but wasn't it worth it? I've never bought
potatoes that were that dirty, but I've dug them in my garden and had
to wash them. After your hard work, were you pleased with the taste?

--Bryan