"Sheldon" > wrote in message
ups.com...

> That's nonsense. The farmer's market seller either lied or is
> ignorant. Potatoes grow underground, they're wet all the time. All
> the big potato growers wash their potatoes right in the field as soon
> as they're dug, they need to be clean to receive a USDA grade.
> Whoever was selling dirt encrusted potatoes was either too lazy to
> clean the spuds when harvested or enjoyed a bigger profit selling
> dirt.

Interesting. I didn't know that they were supposed to be cleaned to get the
USDA grade.