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waxy potatoes
The potatoes I grow don't seem to come out very waxy. Waxy
varieties like Charlotte are so so. Pink Fir works well but Kidney (Jersey Royal) have come out "fluffy". Ulster Chieftain last year were so fluffy they could only be mashed. Are there factors beyond variety that influence waxyness? -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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waxy potatoes
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:13:31 +0100, The Reids
wrote: ~The potatoes I grow don't seem to come out very waxy. Waxy ~varieties like Charlotte are so so. Pink Fir works well but ~Kidney (Jersey Royal) have come out "fluffy". Ulster Chieftain ~last year were so fluffy they could only be mashed. Are there ~factors beyond variety that influence waxyness? I read once that Thomson and Morgan get hundreds of complaints each year about International Kidney being fluffy and falling: it's due to the time of digging. They are described variously as first early and second early depending on potato supplier. If you dig them with first early timings, they're waxy. If you don't... they get bigger but fall in the pot. If they do that to me, I steam them. Works a treat for stopping them falling and you do retain some waxyness. Also they seem to keep more flavour. I've no clue about this year's crops as I was horribly late in planting so am now conducting controlled experiments on third earlies (I still have a load I haven't planted! And which I intend to, just to see if I can get them to Christmas!) -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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waxy potatoes
Following up to jane
I've no clue about this year's crops as I was horribly late in planting so am now conducting controlled experiments on third earlies been there! Thanks for the info. -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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