SC - lichen

[Christina van Tets]

Stefan li Rous wrote:
> 
> Cairistiona asked:
> > Hello!  Someone mentioned hanging mesh bags of potatoes earlier, and I just
> > wanted to ask:  do you hang them in the kitchen?  Don't they go green?  I
> > usually keep mine in a hessian-lined crate, where they're covered because
> > they always turn green when exposed to too much light, and I've read in
> > various places that the green indicates an oxalic acid build-up.  If they
> > don't go green, what's your secret, please?
> 
> Interesting. I've heard this about them turning green too, now that you
> mention it. But mine seem to start growing roots and such before they
> turn noticably green. Maybe the hanging mesh basket or bag is not such
> a good idea.

As Cairistiona mentioned, light is a factor, as is turnover. If you
don't eat potatoes frequently, you might want to A) make sure they're
not stored in sunshine, etc., and B) not buy a huge bag of spuds that
you're not going to eat for months.

It might be helpful to remember potatoes are tubers, not roots, and so
are more closely related to stems than roots. I vaguely remember Lydia
Childs' "The American Frugal Housewife" c. ~1835 C.E., says it's all
right to break off those little roots that sometimes grow on potatoes in
storage, but that if you keep the potatoes too long, too much of their
stored substance will be used to form the roots, so if the roots grow
repeatedly the potatoes aren't good any more.
   
Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

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