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Spider[_3_] · 05-01-2013, 11:44 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 04/01/2013 22:49, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:41:20 +0000, wrote:

On 04/01/2013 21:49, wrote:
wrote:
We did Charlottes for the first time this year, and didn't get time to
dig them up before the weather turned, so we dug them when the weather
went warm again in December. They were /huge/ (for Charlottes). And
very very tasty. I may have to try growing them as maincrop instead of
salad potatoes again.

Oooh! Now that *is* interesting, Vicky. I'll have to buy some for a
taste test (in the knowledge that home grown should be better), and
nudge them up my list. How did they cook for you as large potatoes;
what cooking methods did you try?

Hmm, now you're asking. I suspect I probably aimed at making boiled potato
but ended up making mash, as that is what always* happens. I may have
micro-baked one or two for Daniel, and I /may/ have tried roasting some,
but my roast potatoes are always rubbish, regardless of what potatoes I
use.

They tasted nice, though.

Sounds, er, interesting! Glad they tasted nice, anyway!! :~))

Sometimes I make something that is neither fully boiled nor fully
roasted. I start them off in the microwave for 5 mins or so, then drain
them and toss them in with the roast juices and finish them off with the
roast. They don't crisp up, but do brown and also absorb some of the
yummy roast flavours. Usually very nice. If you try it, wait until the
roast has stopped oozing blood, otherwise they'll not be so nice :-/

Vicky is a vegetarian.

Ah! That changes things slightly. It probably wouldn't work so well
with a nut roast or similar.

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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay