Recipes
some lovely quick and easy recipes from the Potato Council
Yummy new potato recipes from Nigel Slater!
With the weather so lovely just at the moment, try this potato salad recipe from Delia.
Did you know?
Types of potato
You may have heard of the term floury or waxy potato but did you know that this was determined by the amount of water contained within them?
Floury Potatoes are drier and are good for dishes where you want fluffy potatoes or mash – but beware these are the types that can go to mush if cooked too long.
Waxy Potatoes are wetter and feel harder than the floury types. They are firm and hold their shape so are good for eating with salads.
Home Guards. This potato was introduced by McGill & Smith of Ayr during World War II. Members of the Home Guard helped promote its use and it quickly became a commercial success because of its early yield. It is still the main early in Ireland!
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Nutrition
One medium potato contains 45 percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C.They are full of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, potassium, fiber and 11 other nutrients. And only 100 calories per serving!
One medium potato contains 45 percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C.They are full of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, potassium, fiber and 11 other nutrients. And only 100 calories per serving!
Other things to do with potatoes (except eat them!)
Remove tarnish--Potato water contains a residue that can get rid of tarnish. After boiling your dinner, try soaking tarnished silverware in the water for an hour, and then simply wash as usual to make it good as new.
Remove rust--A cut potato is the perfect texture for scrubbing rust off cast iron, baking pans or gardening tools. Acid in the potato dissolves the rust, and adding soap or salt increases the cleaning power. This is especially great for kitchen jobs where using toxic rust removers are a definite no .
Shine Your Shoes. In addition to cleaning tarnished silver and rusty pans, potatoes can also be used to clean up your shoes. If you have shoes that just don’t seem to take a shine anymore, try cutting a potato in half and rubbing those old shoes with the raw potato. After that, polish them; they should come out nice and shiny
Remove tarnish--Potato water contains a residue that can get rid of tarnish. After boiling your dinner, try soaking tarnished silverware in the water for an hour, and then simply wash as usual to make it good as new.
Remove rust--A cut potato is the perfect texture for scrubbing rust off cast iron, baking pans or gardening tools. Acid in the potato dissolves the rust, and adding soap or salt increases the cleaning power. This is especially great for kitchen jobs where using toxic rust removers are a definite no .
Shine Your Shoes. In addition to cleaning tarnished silver and rusty pans, potatoes can also be used to clean up your shoes. If you have shoes that just don’t seem to take a shine anymore, try cutting a potato in half and rubbing those old shoes with the raw potato. After that, polish them; they should come out nice and shiny
Finally, a little word of warning .
Potatoes will often go green when they’re not stored properly and they're exposed to light. This is due to formation of chlorophyll (which is found in all green plants), however the green colour is a useful indicator that levels of certain toxins that are harmful to humans, known as glycoalkaloids, may be increased.
Peeling of green potatoes will greatly reduce the levels of glycoalkaloids as they are localised just below the surface of the peel. However, if these potatoes taste bitter after peeling, then it’s best not to eat them.
Just sayin'... :-)
Potatoes will often go green when they’re not stored properly and they're exposed to light. This is due to formation of chlorophyll (which is found in all green plants), however the green colour is a useful indicator that levels of certain toxins that are harmful to humans, known as glycoalkaloids, may be increased.
Peeling of green potatoes will greatly reduce the levels of glycoalkaloids as they are localised just below the surface of the peel. However, if these potatoes taste bitter after peeling, then it’s best not to eat them.
Just sayin'... :-)
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