[Sca-cooks] potatoes in Europe in 1567

[Stefan li Rous]

Thorvald said:
<<< The current earliest iron-clad reference to potatoes in Europe is 1567, the potatoes being shipped from the Canaries to Antwerp.  The Netherlands were then under Spanish/Habsburg control, with a number of the governors being Austrian.  This gives an example of a *possible* quick route, via the Netherlands, from Spanish territory to Austria. >>>

Thanks. Any indication of whether these were white or sweet potatoes?

Thanks,
  Stefan

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