My potatoes were in good condition when I stored them in potato sacks, but
they have since started to turn green.
Any ideas what might be the cause please.

"hillier" wrote in message
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: My potatoes were in good condition when I stored them in potato sacks, but
: they have since started to turn green.
: Any ideas what might be the cause please.
:
They are not shaded enough from the light it would seem. Are they in a
bright place so that light even gets through the sacks I wonder. According
to GQT the green is poisonous

In article ,
hillier wrote:
My potatoes were in good condition when I stored them in potato sacks, but
they have since started to turn green.
Any ideas what might be the cause please.

Exposure to light. Even the small amount that gets through sacks.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
hillier wrote:
My potatoes were in good condition when I stored them in potato
sacks, but they have since started to turn green.
Any ideas what might be the cause please.

Exposure to light. Even the small amount that gets through sacks.

If they haven't started sprouting, try making a really dark place for
them, and I think the green should eventually go away again. You
might try putting each sack inside a cardboard box inside another
cardboard box, with old carpet or something on top. TV and computer
shops should have a few spare big boxes.

The heavy brown paper which lines supermarket banana boxes is a good
thing to put inside your cardboard boxes before closing the lids, and
it's free: supermarket staff have always been very good to me when I
wanted to relieve them of some of their rubbish -- papier-maché apple
trays for fruit, or banana boxes for books when moving house -- so
don't be shy about asking.

It's safe to eat the potatoes now if the green bits are small enough
to cut off; not if they're green all over, though.

Mike.

"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
hillier wrote:
My potatoes were in good condition when I stored them in potato
sacks, but they have since started to turn green.
Any ideas what might be the cause please.

Exposure to light. Even the small amount that gets through sacks.

If they haven't started sprouting, try making a really dark place
for
them, and I think the green should eventually go away again. You
might try putting each sack inside a cardboard box inside another
cardboard box, with old carpet or something on top. TV and computer
shops should have a few spare big boxes.

The heavy brown paper which lines supermarket banana boxes is a good
thing to put inside your cardboard boxes before closing the lids,
and
it's free: supermarket staff have always been very good to me when I
wanted to relieve them of some of their rubbish -- papier-maché
apple
trays for fruit, or banana boxes for books when moving house -- so
don't be shy about asking.

You're making it sound as if one needs a photographic dark room for
storing potatoes. {:-)

Franz

Franz Heymann wrote:
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
hillier wrote:
My potatoes were in good condition when I stored them in potato
sacks, but they have since started to turn green.
Any ideas what might be the cause please.

Exposure to light. Even the small amount that gets through
sacks.

If they haven't started sprouting, try making a really dark place
for
them, and I think the green should eventually go away again. You
might try putting each sack inside a cardboard box inside another
cardboard box, with old carpet or something on top. TV and
computer
shops should have a few spare big boxes.

The heavy brown paper which lines supermarket banana boxes is a
good
thing to put inside your cardboard boxes before closing the lids,
and
it's free: supermarket staff have always been very good to me when
I
wanted to relieve them of some of their rubbish -- papier-maché
apple
trays for fruit, or banana boxes for books when moving house -- so
don't be shy about asking.

You're making it sound as if one needs a photographic dark room for
storing potatoes. {:-)

There we go: two birds with but a single pebble!

Mike.

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
hillier wrote:
My potatoes were in good condition when I stored them in potato
sacks, but they have since started to turn green.
Any ideas what might be the cause please.

Exposure to light. Even the small amount that gets through sacks.

If they haven't started sprouting, try making a really dark place
for
them, and I think the green should eventually go away again. You
might try putting each sack inside a cardboard box inside another
cardboard box, with old carpet or something on top. TV and computer
shops should have a few spare big boxes.

The heavy brown paper which lines supermarket banana boxes is a good
thing to put inside your cardboard boxes before closing the lids,
and
it's free: supermarket staff have always been very good to me when I
wanted to relieve them of some of their rubbish -- papier-maché
apple
trays for fruit, or banana boxes for books when moving house -- so
don't be shy about asking.

You're making it sound as if one needs a photographic dark room for
storing potatoes. {:-)

With certain varieties it seems you might, I have had them go green even
in my fridge this year.


--

Chris Thomas
West Cork
Ireland

Cerumen wrote:
"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
hillier wrote:
My potatoes were in good condition when I stored them in potato
sacks, but they have since started to turn green.
Any ideas what might be the cause please.

Exposure to light. Even the small amount that gets through
sacks.

If they haven't started sprouting, try making a really dark place
for them, and I think the green should eventually go away again.
You
might try putting each sack inside a cardboard box inside another
cardboard box, with old carpet or something on top. TV and
computer
shops should have a few spare big boxes.

The heavy brown paper which lines supermarket banana boxes is a
good
thing to put inside your cardboard boxes before closing the lids,
and it's free: supermarket staff have always been very good to me
when I wanted to relieve them of some of their rubbish --
papier-maché apple trays for fruit, or banana boxes for books
when
moving house -- so don't be shy about asking.

You're making it sound as if one needs a photographic dark room
for
storing potatoes. {:-)

With certain varieties it seems you might, I have had them go green
even in my fridge this year.

Maybe you've solved Jasper Carrot's niggling problem: he couldn't
believe the light went off when he shut the door!

Mike.

the green color is caused by a chemical called Solanine, it`s VERY toxic.
Solanine is also pressent in potatoe seed pods and Black Nightshade (also fatal if consumed), cooking doesn`t destroy the toxin either.

On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:05:54 +0100, YT2095
wrote:


the green color is caused by a chemical called Solanine, it`s VERY
toxic.


I have heard more than once that you would need to eat pounds of green
potatoes to do any harm. If you can cut or peel off the green bits the
rest will be fine. I've done it and I'm still here!

Pam in Bristol

Pam Moore wrote:
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:05:54 +0100, YT2095
wrote:


the green color is caused by a chemical called Solanine, it`s VERY
toxic.


I have heard more than once that you would need to eat pounds of
green
potatoes to do any harm. If you can cut or peel off the green bits
the
rest will be fine. I've done it and I'm still here!

Yes, certainly. I don't think suspect potatoes should be eaten in
pregnancy; but for the rest of us, cut it off, and it's gone. If
there's too much to trim off, or if there are greenish streaks
inside, then you don't want to eat that potato as it'll taste funny
anyhow. Solanine in quantity _is_ dangerous, particularly, I
understand, to the unborn child, and some of it _is_ present in
greened potatoes; but surely it's just good old chlorophyll which
causes the coloration.

Mike.