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Larry Blanchard wrote:
In article , says... What variety is the well-know Idaho potato? The seed catalogs never identify any of their varieties as the "Idaho" potato. Yes, I know I probably can't grow a potato as tasty as an Idaho baker, but what variety is it? Ken Just a standard potato with a lot of marketing :-). BTW, when we lived in Boise, the potatoes were awful! Found out that all the good ones get shipped out of state :-). I didn't realize until last fall on a trip to northern Maine how big the potato industry is up there. It's a major portion of the economy. We figure that they send the Maine potatoes to Idaho and say "Hey, look! MAINE potatoes!!" and visa-versa. -- Steve Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence. |
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