General Cooking (rec.food.cooking) For general food and cooking discussion. Foods of all kinds, food procurement, cooking methods and techniques, eating, etc.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 4
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.

Hi, I can't finish a whole bag of russet or idaho potatoes so I buy
"baking potatoes" individually. Recently I notice they are way too
sweet --tastes like someone bred in about a tablespoon of extra
sugar. Truly awful. I'm fairly sure this is a new variety, but of
course they never post which it is. Why to they have to make
everything sweet? What's next-- sweet fish?

Does anyone know what variety these are and how I can avoid them?

--tom
  #2 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 3,219
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.

On Mar 18, 6:57*pm, wrote:
> Hi, I can't finish a whole bag of russet or idaho potatoes so I buy
> "baking potatoes" individually. * Recently I notice they are way too
> sweet --tastes like someone bred in about a tablespoon of extra
> sugar. *Truly awful. *I'm fairly sure this is a new variety, but of
> course they never post which it is. *Why to they have to make
> everything sweet? * What's next-- sweet fish?
>
> Does anyone know what variety these are and how I can avoid them?


Do not refrigerate them. That makes them go sweet.
>
> --tom


--Bryan
  #3 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,061
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.


"Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 18, 6:57 pm, wrote:
> Hi, I can't finish a whole bag of russet or idaho potatoes so I buy
> "baking potatoes" individually. Recently I notice they are way too
> sweet --tastes like someone bred in about a tablespoon of extra
> sugar. Truly awful. I'm fairly sure this is a new variety, but of
> course they never post which it is. Why to they have to make
> everything sweet? What's next-- sweet fish?
>
> Does anyone know what variety these are and how I can avoid them?


Do not refrigerate them. That makes them go sweet.
>
> --tom


--Bryan
what she said.
Janet


  #4 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 33,326
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.

Janet Bostwick > wrote:

> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
>
>> Do not refrigerate them. That makes them go sweet.

>
> what she said.


<snork> He is a bitch, isn't he?

-sw
  #5 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 3,219
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.

On Mar 18, 8:21*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> > "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message

>
> >> Do not refrigerate them. *That makes them go sweet.

>
> > what she said.

>
> <snork> *He is a bitch, isn't he?


Casually referring to women as "bitch" does not reflect well upon you.
>
> -sw


--Bryan, who openly acknowledges his feminine side.


  #6 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,061
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.


"Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 18, 8:21 pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> > "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message

>
> >> Do not refrigerate them. That makes them go sweet.

>
> > what she said.

>
> <snork> He is a bitch, isn't he?


Casually referring to women as "bitch" does not reflect well upon you.
>
> -sw


--Bryan, who openly acknowledges his feminine side.
I apologize for my error.
Janet


  #7 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 33,326
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.

Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:

> On Mar 18, 8:21*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> Janet Bostwick > wrote:
>>> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message

>>
>>>> Do not refrigerate them. *That makes them go sweet.

>>
>>> what she said.

>>
>> <snork> *He is a bitch, isn't he?

>
> Casually referring to women as "bitch" does not reflect well upon you.


Did you ever learn set theory in grade school? Not all women are
bitches, but all bitches are women.

-sw (asshole)
  #8 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 4
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.

On Mar 18, 7:42*pm, Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:
> On Mar 18, 6:57*pm, wrote:
>
> > Hi, I can't finish a whole bag of russet or idaho potatoes so I buy
> > "baking potatoes" individually. * Recently I notice they are way too
> > sweet --tastes like someone bred in about a tablespoon of extra
> > sugar. *Truly awful. *I'm fairly sure this is a new variety, but of
> > course they never post which it is. *Why to they have to make
> > everything sweet? * What's next-- sweet fish?

>
> > Does anyone know what variety these are and how I can avoid them?

>
> Do not refrigerate them. *That makes them go sweet.
>
>
>
> > --tom

>
> --Bryan


So that's it. Yes I did refrigerate them. Thanks. Learn something
every day.
  #9 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 33,326
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.

> wrote:

> What's next-- sweet fish?


Sweetfish has been around for long time.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...6906/sweetfish

-sw
  #10 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,545
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.

On Mar 18, 4:57*pm, wrote:
> Hi, I can't finish a whole bag of russet or idaho potatoes so I buy
> "baking potatoes" individually. * Recently I notice they are way too
> sweet --tastes like someone bred in about a tablespoon of extra
> sugar. *Truly awful. *I'm fairly sure this is a new variety, but of
> course they never post which it is. *Why to they have to make
> everything sweet? * What's next-- sweet fish?
>
> Does anyone know what variety these are and how I can avoid them?
>
> --tom


I gave up on plain old potatoes and now only buy sweet potatoes and
yams. I make french fries, baked, mashed and whateer else I can do
with them like I did with those "white" potaotes and I think they're
better for you.


  #11 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 3,219
Default Why are baking potatoes sweet all of a sudden.

On Mar 20, 2:53*am, Alex > wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:49:33 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown wrote:
> > I gave up on plain old potatoes and now only buy sweet potatoes and
> > yams. I make french fries, baked, mashed and whateer else I can do
> > with them like I did with those "white" potaotes and I think they're
> > better for you.


They are better for you.
>
> surely sweet potatoes are even sweeter?


Not necessarily.
> --
> Alex


--Bryan
Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Baking potatoes Dimitri General Cooking 20 28-07-2008 06:32 PM
baking potatoes sf[_3_] General Cooking 95 09-07-2008 06:28 PM
Sweet-Spiced Sweet Potatoes jacqueline austin Recipes (moderated) 0 23-11-2006 03:26 AM
Sand potatoes [Sweet potatoes] Pandora General Cooking 12 01-12-2005 06:22 AM
Baking potatoes in WSM Hairy Barbecue 7 05-10-2005 03:57 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:14 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 FoodBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Food and drink"