Pam Moore wrote:
On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:31:30 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote:

That when digging potatoes, the fork always goes right through the
best
ones?

Hey, Alan, that happens to me too!

There's a traditional Scottish tattie-howking tool which reduces the
chance of damage: if I remember aright, it has only two prongs, and
they're blunt. The head is at a right-angle to the short handle, and
you use it kneeling down (ouch!)

But there's also a special potato fork with flat blunt tines which you
use standing up. I think my parents had one, and they must still be
around...yep, here's the first Ggl specimen:
http://www.tool-up.co.uk/shop/diy/S/J1650SN.html

Not exactly the same as the one I remember, but an excellent make.

--
Mike.