On Mar 20, 2:07*pm, "<RJ>" > wrote:
> I must be doing something wrong.
>
> Last week I bought a bag of Yukon Gold potatoes. ( pricey )
> They're in a wire basket on the kitchen counter
> and the skins are turning green !
>
> I hear all these cautions about eating potaotes with green skins.
> Is there a better way to store them ? *...in the dark maybe ?
>
> As for bell peppers... I love 'em.
> But within a few days after bringing them home,
> they're turning to mush.
> I've tried storing them in the refrigerator crisper,
> I've tried storing them out on the counter.
> Seems to make no difference.
> Is there a better way to make them last ??

I only buy enough taters that I can eat in a day or so.

On 3/20/2010 5:11 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Mar 20, 2:07 pm, > wrote:
>> I must be doing something wrong.
>>
>> Last week I bought a bag of Yukon Gold potatoes. ( pricey )
>> They're in a wire basket on the kitchen counter
>> and the skins are turning green !
>>
>> I hear all these cautions about eating potaotes with green skins.
>> Is there a better way to store them ? ...in the dark maybe ?
>>
>> As for bell peppers... I love 'em.
>> But within a few days after bringing them home,
>> they're turning to mush.
>> I've tried storing them in the refrigerator crisper,
>> I've tried storing them out on the counter.
>> Seems to make no difference.
>> Is there a better way to make them last ??
>
> I only buy enough taters that I can eat in a day or so.

More than anyone wanted to know about storing potatoes at home, courtesy
of the University of Idaho
<http://www.kimberly.uidaho.edu/potatoes/CIS1153.pdf>.

As for bell peppers if you're going to keep them more than a week or so
then freeze them.