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Old 15-03-2014, 04:45 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Slightly OT - odd potato reaction

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:41:08 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:

On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:32:23 +0000, Pam Moore
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 13:13:19 +0000, Spider wrote:

Over the years, I have noticed that when I am peeling potatoes, I get a
little breathless and start coughing. When buying my seed potatoes last
month, I started gasping and coughing as soon as I entered the seed
potato display area.

Has anyone else noticed this? I am able to eat potatoes without
trouble, but get this reaction from them in their raw state. Do they
give off a form of gas similar to ethylene?


Yes, the coughing when peeling affects me but not seriously and I have
not noticed the other reaction.
Try peeling potqtoes under water or wear a mouth and nose mask if it
is bad.


And a snorkel?


When buying seed potatoes?
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Martin in Zuid Holland
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Mike on the very sunny Isle of Wight




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