30-09-2006, 04:10 PM
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Naff potatoes disposal ?
"David (in Normandy)" wrote in
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"Broadback" wrote in message
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Sacha wrote:
On 30/9/06 11:13, in article , "Broadback"
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Can I compost all the small potatoes that I have this year, without
them
sprouting up like weeds where I apply the compost? My wife refuses to
peel the marble sized ones, let alone the pea sizes! :-) Potatoes
growing where they were planted the previous year is pain enough
without
exacerbating the problem.
But those are the best kind! When they're the very early new potatoes
coming up tiny, they're called chats in Jersey. Don't even think of
peeling
them. Roast them with rosemary and coarse salt. Wonderful!
These are main crop potatoes, of which this year I have lots of small
ones, I know earlies are delightful when small, but does this also apply
to main crop?
We do! All the potatoes that are too small to bother peeling we simply
leave in soak for a little while to loosen any soil, then inspect each one
for any insect holes. They boil up lovely with their skins on - even the
pea sized ones. And as someone else said served with a little butter are
delicious. Any leftovers are nice the following day too - simply fried
gently in a little butter to warm them up and brown them a little. Yummy!
Warmed up with some unpeeled garlic cloves ... drool
Mary
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