How to presrve Potatos
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I would like to know how one should preserve the potatoes? Should the soil be removed altogether or left? Does washing of potatoes make them prune to rotting? -- Rajinder Nijjhar, M.Sc. 0118 962 3200; Fax:-0118 962 3003. For articles on sister Christian and Sikh communities, please visit:- http://www.nijjhar.freeserve.co.uk/sikhism.htm |
How to presrve Potatos
Chaudhry Nijjhar wrote: Hi, I would like to know how one should preserve the potatoes? Should the soil be removed altogether or left? Does washing of potatoes make them prune to rotting? Definitely don't wash them: as you suggest, it will impair keeping. Even brushing the soil off too vigorously can damage the skin. Exclude the slightest trace of light, and store in a dry and cool but frost-free place with some ventilation. Cardboard boxes inside cardboard boxes and then covered with more cardboard or old carpet are what I've always used. If you've got an awful lot of potatoes and a lot of space, search potato clamp and you'll probably find instructions for old-style outdoor storage. -- Mike. |
How to presrve Potatos
"Chaudhry Nijjhar" wrote in message ... Hi, I would like to know how one should preserve the potatoes? Should the soil be removed altogether or left? Does washing of potatoes make them prune to rotting? Don't wash them only brush the dirt off lightly. Store in the dark below about 10 0C but not with frost. the place should be dry and well ventilated. I use a couple of layers of hessian sacks, which is fairly traditional. other breathable containers would probably work, but plastic probably won't Gill |
How to presrve Potatos
Mike Lyle wrote: Definitely don't wash them: as you suggest, it will impair keeping. Even brushing the soil off too vigorously can damage the skin. Exclude the slightest trace of light, and store in a dry and cool but frost-free place with some ventilation. Cardboard boxes inside cardboard boxes and then covered with more cardboard or old carpet are what I've always used. If you've got an awful lot of potatoes and a lot of space, search potato clamp and you'll probably find instructions for old-style outdoor storage. I'm experimenting - I've lifted many when the soil was really wet and took double the weight of potatoes in mud around them. I laid them on the table to dry and then I've put them in a wicker sack still with the dry mud around (quite a thin layer on them) and they've been kept there for ages. None have sprouted. I supose the mud keeps the light from the spuds. I'll see if I can keep them like this till xmas. |
How to presrve Potatos
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wrote in message ... "Chaudhry Nijjhar" wrote in message ... Hi, I would like to know how one should preserve the potatoes? Should the soil be removed altogether or left? Does washing of potatoes make them prune to rotting? Don't wash them only brush the dirt off lightly. Store in the dark below about 10 0C but not with frost. the place should be dry and well ventilated. I use a couple of layers of hessian sacks, which is fairly traditional. other breathable containers would probably work, but plastic probably won't Gill A dark cool cellar and covered with straw would make an ideal storage space, but it is unlikely that you will have such facilities. However, that will give you a feeling of what is required. A cool, dark, garage floor would also suffice. Regards, Emrys Davies. |
How to presrve Potatos
Many thanks for the suggestions.
Rajinder "Martin" wrote in message ... On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:58:19 +0100, "Gill Matthews" account I no longer have wrote: "Chaudhry Nijjhar" wrote in message ... Hi, I would like to know how one should preserve the potatoes? Should the soil be removed altogether or left? Does washing of potatoes make them prune to rotting? Don't wash them only brush the dirt off lightly. Store in the dark below about 10 0C but not with frost. the place should be dry and well ventilated. I use a couple of layers of hessian sacks, which is fairly traditional. other breathable containers would probably work, but plastic probably won't In Yorkshire in the 1940s, when I was a kid, potatoes were stored in potato clamps, sort of piles covered in straw and then earth AFAIR. How does that work? There's an engraving here. http://collection.britishcouncil.org...ection=/theme/ -- Martin |
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