"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:29:10 +0100, Martin wrote:

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?

When peeling them under water!

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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
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I didn't know you had to peel seed potatoes!!

Mike on the sunny Isle of Wight


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