Does anyone know what variety of potato is likely to be the one you buy at
the supermarket - the normal everyday white potatoes in plastic bags for
about 90p or thereabouts for 2.5kg?

Thanks.

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:16:29 GMT, "Gilly" wrote:

Does anyone know what variety of potato is likely to be the one you buy at
the supermarket - the normal everyday white potatoes in plastic bags for
about 90p or thereabouts for 2.5kg?

Most supermarket potato packs have the variety printed on them.



Pam in Bristol

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:16:29 GMT, "Gilly" wrote:
Does anyone know what variety of potato is likely to be the one you buy at
the supermarket - the normal everyday white potatoes in plastic bags for
about 90p or thereabouts for 2.5kg?

Estima and Nadine seem to be quite common round here, but many others
show up from time to time, even Marris Piper has been seen in Lidl,
but normally those are found in more expensive bags.

I agree with Pam, it should be marked on the prepack bag.
But you have to look close sometimes !

In fact, I think I remember reading that it is a (new fangled?)
regulation or statute that the bags must be so marked.
Where that leaves the small trader who bags up a few for
customer convenience I don't know.

The message
from (WaltA) contains these words:

In fact, I think I remember reading that it is a (new fangled?)
regulation or statute that the bags must be so marked.
Where that leaves the small trader who bags up a few for
customer convenience I don't know.

/spuds/

I think they'd be OK - there's usually an allowance for small traders -
unless they weigh in avoirdupois...

--
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On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:53:46 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:

(WaltA) contains these words:

In fact, I think I remember reading that it is a (new fangled?)
regulation or statute that the bags must be so marked.
Where that leaves the small trader who bags up a few for
customer convenience I don't know.

/spuds/

I think they'd be OK - there's usually an allowance for small traders -
unless they weigh in avoirdupois...

Your faith in our rulers, masters and betters is commendable, however,
such was not the case when the EU ( or was it the EEC then?) decided
upon a permitted list of seeds that may be sold.
Which resulted in the HDRA Heritage, and other, seed swap schemes.
Dr Jeremy Cherfas, once of that institution, had much to say about the
incompetents in the EU !
I think that that has now been rectified though ( I'm out of touch
with the current situation regarding the EU maintained seed list)

Whilst not ruling out your assumption, I would not be surprised to
learn of another snafu

I think that that has now been rectified though ( I'm out of touch
with the current situation regarding the EU maintained seed list)

Re-worded :
I think that that has now been rectified, somewhat late, for small and
specialist traders.

WaltA wrote:
On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:53:46 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:

(WaltA) contains these words:

In fact, I think I remember reading that it is a (new fangled?)
regulation or statute that the bags must be so marked.
Where that leaves the small trader who bags up a few for
customer convenience I don't know.

/spuds/

I think they'd be OK - there's usually an allowance for small
traders - unless they weigh in avoirdupois...

Your faith in our rulers, masters and betters is commendable,
however,
such was not the case when the EU ( or was it the EEC then?)
decided
upon a permitted list of seeds that may be sold.
Which resulted in the HDRA Heritage, and other, seed swap schemes.
[...]

But I can't easily imagine any small greengrocer at any normal time
who couldn't tell you what variety of spuds he was selling. It'd be
on the sack, anyhow.

--
Mike.

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:22:46 +0100, "Mike Lyle" wrote:
But I can't easily imagine any small greengrocer at any normal time
who couldn't tell you what variety of spuds he was selling. It'd be
on the sack, anyhow.

I quite agree Mike.
However ( ! isn't there always one )
Would that impress Mr Jobsworth ? Do you remember the littlehitlerism
surrounding that seed list nonsense ?
Not to mention the tactics used over lbs. weighing machines and gallon
petrol pumps.

Another scenario for you :
Mr Greengrocer dumps the spuds into the trough/basket/display.
Casts sack into waste bin and goes off back to market leaving
littleherbert in charge of bagging up under the "Baking Potatoes"
label !
"Yer wot" says littleherbert in response to a reasonable question !

"Gilly" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know what variety of potato is likely to be the one you buy at
the supermarket - the normal everyday white potatoes in plastic bags for
about 90p or thereabouts for 2.5kg?

I know what you mean.
Very often in the supermarket I see potatoes labelled as "potatoes", but no
particular variety.
What does that mean? They must be some kind of variety, surely?
Nick

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 04:55:52 +0100, Nick Worley wrote:

"Gilly" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know what variety of potato is likely to be the one you buy at
the supermarket - the normal everyday white potatoes in plastic bags for
about 90p or thereabouts for 2.5kg?

I know what you mean.
Very often in the supermarket I see potatoes labelled as "potatoes", but no
particular variety.
What does that mean? They must be some kind of variety, surely?
Nick

Do you require tomatoes, cucumbers and paprika to be labelled with the
variety?
I think it would be nice. But I'm not going to get my knickers in a twist
because of it.
--
Tim C.

In article 1124864793.9be065849b6e7c577032d2d3a393c551@teran ews, Tim
Challenger writes
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 04:55:52 +0100, Nick Worley wrote:

"Gilly" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know what variety of potato is likely to be the one you buy at
the supermarket - the normal everyday white potatoes in plastic bags for
about 90p or thereabouts for 2.5kg?

I know what you mean.
Very often in the supermarket I see potatoes labelled as "potatoes", but no
particular variety.
What does that mean? They must be some kind of variety, surely?
Nick

Do you require tomatoes, cucumbers and paprika to be labelled with the
variety?
I think it would be nice. But I'm not going to get my knickers in a twist
because of it.

Hmm ... what if apples weren't? Imagine getting a Golden Delicious when
you were expecting a Granny Smith? In practice it'd be OK, since they
all look different .... but then, so do potatoes.

I suppose it's a combination of 'how easy is it to tell the
difference?' and 'how different do they taste?'. Do the commercially
available cucumbers actually taste any different from each other? If
not, then why bother to label?
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:27:19 +0100, Kay wrote:

In article 1124864793.9be065849b6e7c577032d2d3a393c551@teran ews, Tim
Challenger writes
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 04:55:52 +0100, Nick Worley wrote:

"Gilly" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know what variety of potato is likely to be the one you buy at
the supermarket - the normal everyday white potatoes in plastic bags for
about 90p or thereabouts for 2.5kg?

I know what you mean.
Very often in the supermarket I see potatoes labelled as "potatoes", but no
particular variety.
What does that mean? They must be some kind of variety, surely?
Nick

Do you require tomatoes, cucumbers and paprika to be labelled with the
variety?
I think it would be nice. But I'm not going to get my knickers in a twist
because of it.

Hmm ... what if apples weren't? Imagine getting a Golden Delicious when
you were expecting a Granny Smith? In practice it'd be OK, since they
all look different .... but then, so do potatoes.

I suppose it's a combination of 'how easy is it to tell the
difference?' and 'how different do they taste?'. Do the commercially
available cucumbers actually taste any different from each other? If
not, then why bother to label?

Quite.
How many varieties of cucumber *do* you get in the supermarket?
How can you tell?

Of course I'd like to see everything labelled with the variety, even if I'm
not terribly interested at the time.
--
Tim C.

WaltA wrote:
On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:22:46 +0100, "Mike Lyle" wrote:
But I can't easily imagine any small greengrocer at any normal
time
who couldn't tell you what variety of spuds he was selling. It'd
be
on the sack, anyhow.

I quite agree Mike.
However ( ! isn't there always one )
Would that impress Mr Jobsworth ? Do you remember the
littlehitlerism
surrounding that seed list nonsense ?
Not to mention the tactics used over lbs. weighing machines and
gallon
petrol pumps.

Another scenario for you :
Mr Greengrocer dumps the spuds into the trough/basket/display.
Casts sack into waste bin and goes off back to market leaving
littleherbert in charge of bagging up under the "Baking Potatoes"
label !
"Yer wot" says littleherbert in response to a reasonable question !

Well, I suppose that's entirely possible, though he probably has more
sacks out the back. I agree that we have an immense amount to learn
from the Euros about selling quality produce in open markets: it's a
bit of a scandal how little British customers actually care what
they're eating.

--
Mike.

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:33:23 +0100, "Mike Lyle" wrote:
,,
that we have an immense amount to learn
from the Euros about selling quality produce in open markets:

Yep, I agree with that, and no howevers this time :-)

Oh well, perhaps just a little however :-)) :-
I wonder how long the elfinsafty brigade will allow the French to get
away with it ?
Me bitter, no mines a pint of mild

The trouble is that I remember ye oldie tyranny of ye corner shoppe,
with no cars to go further afield, just me on my bike to go fetch for
mother.
So, for all their faults, I still think that supermarkets are a good
thing,,, on balance.
mallards

WaltA wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:33:23 +0100, "Mike Lyle" wrote:
,,
that we have an immense amount to learn
from the Euros about selling quality produce in open markets:

Yep, I agree with that, and no howevers this time :-)

Oh well, perhaps just a little however :-)) :-
I wonder how long the elfinsafty brigade will allow the French to
get
away with it ?
[...]

I'd love to see somebody try and stop the French doing exactly as
they please! But surely the point here is that declaring the variety
is a good thing for the consumer, not a bad one. If the EU enforces
that, then I'm all for it.

--
Mike.