On Monday, June 9, 2014 10:35:55 AM UTC-7, David E. Ross wrote:
On 6/9/2014 10:16 AM, George Shirley wrote:

On 6/9/2014 10:06 AM, Higgs Boson wrote:



I always wondered about potatoes green under the skin.



Does this Snopes article deal with all-green, or just under skin?



Anybody have the skinny on this?



http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/greenpotatoes.asp



HB



Go he http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/002875.htm





That says:

The poison is found throughout the plant, but especially in green

potatoes and new sprouts. Never eat potatoes that are spoiled or

green below the skin.



To me, that means the potato is safe if the green is localized to the

skin. We have never gotten ill from such potatoes even though we

generally eat the skins.



Also, with potatoes that have started to sprout but are still firm, we

remove the sprouts and then cook and eat the potatoes without suffering

any harm.

I'm with you, though I don't usually eat skins, but not because of greenfear.

Sometimes I carve out some flesh along with sprout, harden it off a day or so, then plant. Have some coming up now. This time will harvest YOUNG, as I'm becoming addicted to those baby potatoes one can buy for $$.

HB