On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:10:45 -0700, jes > wrote:

>One reason for not eating potato skins is they can be toxic: When
>you're served a potato in a restaurant you have no idea how old it
>was, how green it was, or how hot it got during cooking ....

Similar concerns apply to everything you eat without preparing it
yourself. Either you trust the chef, or you should eat at home.

-- Larry