In a message dated 2/4/00 2:33:11 AM, lorix at trump.net.au writes: << Well, I have just skimmed a book that had references to potatoes used in Elizabethan times. The was by Alison Sim & called Food & Feast in Tudor England. >> Thank you for the tip! I will definately check it out! Yours gratefully, Rosalyn MacGregor (Pattie Rayl)