Cooking Hint of the Day - Potatoes

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To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

-- Karen (mountains_mama@hotmail.com), January 31, 2002

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Response to Cooking Hint of the Day

Actually, according to my horticulture professor, putting an apple in with potatoes speeds up the sprouting because apples give off ethylene gas that encourages sprouting.

-- Kris in Wisc (kkwoestman@yahoo.com), January 31, 2002.

Response to Cooking Hint of the Day

Hummm, well guess the professor would know. I stand corrected! Ok, new tip of the day....Don't put an apple in with pototoes, they will sprout!

-- Karen (mountains_mama@hotmail.com), February 01, 2002.

Response to Cooking Hint of the Day

Store potatoes in refrigerator. Delays the sprouting process.

Marie

-- Marie (prettyhollow@yahoo.com), February 03, 2002.


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