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To: dirtboy

How do you keep your potatoes? I have the hardest time keeping them from going bad, I’m talking a few days max.


40 posted on 10/15/2008 8:53:00 AM PDT by voiceinthewind
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To: voiceinthewind
How do you keep your potatoes? I have the hardest time keeping them from going bad, I’m talking a few days max.

They're gone within two weeks, so I generally don't have that problem (I'm part Scots-Irish, I can eat spuds for dessert). The main thing is to make sure they are in a cool, dry and ventilated place that is very dark and that they are not just dumped in a drawer.

43 posted on 10/15/2008 8:55:13 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: voiceinthewind
How do you keep your potatoes? I have the hardest time keeping them from going bad, I’m talking a few days max.

Potatoes keep about forever if they're fresh; (well, at least a few months) if they're kept cool. Finding them at a farmer's market or local farm stand is the best deal. The fact that they about rot after a couple weeks at home is an indication of how old they really are.

In NYS, there's two main areas that grow potatoes; highland and muck. The highland potatoes, which are grown in higher, drier conditions store much better. Some varieties store much better than others as well. It's worth looking into.

72 posted on 10/15/2008 2:38:15 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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