"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
news:CjKAi.18$Pa5.16@trndny09...
> 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!
>

Oh well. It was probably harder for the farmer to harvest them than it was
for you to clean them. Hush. Enjoy.