On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:07:23 -0600, Sky >
wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:51:10 -0800, Lin >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi Mark ... we covered this thread last week. I tried Dawn Well's method
>> >and had less than stellar results. Most everyone agreed that they could
>> >peel the potato quicker than the boiling method and cold water bath.
>>
>> My mom always did it that way when she made potato salad. She did the
>> eggs and potatoes in the same water. The skins just slipped off. But
>> you still had to dig the eyes out.
>>
>> Carol
>
>OK, maybe I'm missing something. Why do potato eyes get removed? After
>all, they're not when the potatos are baked.

They are when *I* bake them! LOL! I dunno. Who wants to eat the
sprouts on potatoes? Not me.

>Sky, who's ever curious
>
>P.S. Yes, I could've Googled, but it 'is' an on-topic subject for
>discussion ;D

I'm not the "Google is your friend" type.

Carol

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Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
> On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:07:23 -0600, Sky >
> wrote:
> >
> >OK, maybe I'm missing something. Why do potato eyes get removed? After
> >all, they're not when the potatos are baked.
>
> They are when *I* bake them! LOL! I dunno. Who wants to eat the
> sprouts on potatoes? Not me.

There's a difference I think. If there're any growing sprouts (very
little ones I might say), I always remove those, otherwise, it's time to
get new potatoes! I mean, why remove the 'eyes' if nothing has
sprouted? I vaguely remember being told to do somesuch as a youngster
when given the almost daily chore of peeling potatos, but I don't think
I ever knew why. As I mentioned already, the eyes are rarely removed as
far as I know when the potato is baked, and certainly never at a
restaurant (are they?).

Sky

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On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:13:18 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:07:23 -0600, Sky >
> wrote:
>
>>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:51:10 -0800, Lin >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Hi Mark ... we covered this thread last week. I tried Dawn Well's
>>> >method and had less than stellar results. Most everyone agreed that
>>> >they could peel the potato quicker than the boiling method and cold
>>> >water bath.
>>>
>>> My mom always did it that way when she made potato salad. She did the
>>> eggs and potatoes in the same water. The skins just slipped off. But
>>> you still had to dig the eyes out.
>>>
>>> Carol
>>
>>OK, maybe I'm missing something. Why do potato eyes get removed? After
>>all, they're not when the potatos are baked.
>
> They are when *I* bake them! LOL! I dunno. Who wants to eat the
> sprouts on potatoes? Not me.
>
>>Sky, who's ever curious
>>
>>P.S. Yes, I could've Googled, but it 'is' an on-topic subject for
>>discussion ;D
>
> I'm not the "Google is your friend" type.
>
> Carol

Potato sprouts, the eyes, like all the green parts of the potato plant,
are poisonous. That goes for all plants of the family, tomatoes included.

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