SC - Potatoes
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Fri Dec 4 09:06:32 PST 1998
> In a message dated 12/3/98 5:37:57 PM, mermayde at juno.com writes:
>
> <<A potato bar was suggested, but as it is strictly new-world,>>
>
> While potatoes are new world, they are still period. The materials I've
> read
> claim they were thought to be an aphrodisiac (which probably greatly
> attributed to their rapid acceptance and cultivation). Sir Walter Raleigh
> grew
> potatoes in his colony in Virginia.
>
> Your humble servant,
> Rosalyn MacGregor
> (Pattie Rayl)
>
Let me recommend checking Stefan's Florilegium for information about
potatoes. The URL is:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/rialto/root-veg-msg.html
I think all of the standard commentary, arguments and documentation pointers
can be found there.
Bear
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