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This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly
is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. Harold Walker |
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On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 21:26:55 GMT, "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker"
wrote: This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. Immature ones apparently http://gardening.about.com/c/ht/03/0...1044462826.htm -- martin ____/| O \ o.O| \\ =(_)= __))____ooO U Ooo ``` ''' |
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martin wrote: On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 21:26:55 GMT, "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" wrote: This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. Immature ones apparently http://gardening.about.com/c/ht/03/0...1044462826.htm That is correct. In general, "first earlies" are bred to be eaten as new potatoes and "maincrop" aren't. "Second earlies" are compromises. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:152788
The message yoHNa.112546$R73.12902@sccrnsc04 from "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" contains these words: This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. New potatoes are just the first of the crop, picked immature and very small (about 4 or 5 cm long), tender skinned and tasty. When I was a child in Lancashire, people used to boil them for a few minutes in their skins over a brazier on street corners and sell them as street food, well salted in a paper bag...food of the gods. Janet. |
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On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 23:53:39 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote: The message yoHNa.112546$R73.12902@sccrnsc04 from "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" contains these words: This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. New potatoes are just the first of the crop, picked immature and very small (about 4 or 5 cm long), tender skinned and tasty. When I was a child in Lancashire, people used to boil them for a few minutes in their skins over a brazier on street corners and sell them as street food, well salted in a paper bag...food of the gods. Was that in the days when milk was delivered by a horse drawn cart? -- martin ____/| O \ o.O| \\ =(_)= __))____ooO U Ooo ``` ''' |
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On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 23:53:39 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote: The message yoHNa.112546$R73.12902@sccrnsc04 from "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" contains these words: This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. New potatoes are just the first of the crop, picked immature and very small (about 4 or 5 cm long), tender skinned and tasty. When I was a child in Lancashire, people used to boil them for a few minutes in their skins over a brazier on street corners and sell them as street food, well salted in a paper bag...food of the gods. Was that in the days when milk was delivered by a horse drawn cart? -- martin ____/| O \ o.O| \\ =(_)= __))____ooO U Ooo ``` ''' |
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Thank y'all for your responses..."food for the Gods"......me thinks the
tender little beauties come under that category whichever way they are cooked......from a guy that remembers collecting horse manure when ever the fishmonger or milkman or grocery guy came by with their weekly supplies.... along with the first 'spuds' of the year grown in the Channel Islands. HW. "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" wrote in message news:yoHNa.112546$R73.12902@sccrnsc04... This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. Harold Walker |
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Thank y'all for your responses..."food for the Gods"......me thinks the
tender little beauties come under that category whichever way they are cooked......from a guy that remembers collecting horse manure when ever the fishmonger or milkman or grocery guy came by with their weekly supplies.... along with the first 'spuds' of the year grown in the Channel Islands. HW. "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" wrote in message news:yoHNa.112546$R73.12902@sccrnsc04... This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. Harold Walker |
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Thank y'all for your responses..."food for the Gods"......me thinks the
tender little beauties come under that category whichever way they are cooked......from a guy that remembers collecting horse manure when ever the fishmonger or milkman or grocery guy came by with their weekly supplies.... along with the first 'spuds' of the year grown in the Channel Islands. HW. "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" wrote in message news:yoHNa.112546$R73.12902@sccrnsc04... This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. Harold Walker |
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Thank y'all for your responses..."food for the Gods"......me thinks the
tender little beauties come under that category whichever way they are cooked......from a guy that remembers collecting horse manure when ever the fishmonger or milkman or grocery guy came by with their weekly supplies.... along with the first 'spuds' of the year grown in the Channel Islands. HW. "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" wrote in message news:yoHNa.112546$R73.12902@sccrnsc04... This may sound like a dumb question...but, here goes.........what exactly is that which y'all call a "new potato"?. Have grown potatoes for many a year but have never before pondered "what is and what is not a new potato"...... have seen a number of references to them lately on this site as tho they were some special form/variety/breed of spud or what have you. Harold Walker |
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"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message New potatoes are just the first of the crop, picked immature and very small (about 4 or 5 cm long), tender skinned and tasty. When I was a child in Lancashire, people used to boil them for a few minutes in their skins over a brazier on street corners and sell them as street food, well salted in a paper bag...food of the gods. Janet. Um you don,t sound that old here Janet! ;-) John T |
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from martin contains these words: Was that in the days when milk was delivered by a horse drawn cart? Yes, but at least the milk came in bottles :-). In the 50's horse drawn carts were still often used by milkmen, coalmen, rag and bone men and brewers. Janet. |
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The message
from martin contains these words: Was that in the days when milk was delivered by a horse drawn cart? Yes, but at least the milk came in bottles :-). In the 50's horse drawn carts were still often used by milkmen, coalmen, rag and bone men and brewers. Janet. |
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