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On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:38:15 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
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My wife has planted potatoes that are purple inside. She tried
cooking
some this evening, they lost their purple colour when cooked.
Whoops!

Add a little white vinegar to the water when you're cooking them... a
small
amount (teaspoon?) shouldn't affect the taste noticably, but ought to
be
enough to preserve the colour. (at least make it appear less grey)
I love using them... took me ages to convince my aunts that I did NOT
add
blue food colouring to the mash potatoes last thanksgiving
I'll try growing them this year (BF's mother was our usual supply, but
they
live so far away...)

Please be careful with your attributions - I didn't write a word of what
you credited me with.

It doesn't credit you with anything except your name :-)

My apologies, but further to the above comment, I thought you were
complaining of grey mash as well...
whatev.
wash my hands.
b.