Jersey Potatoes

[GrahamY 10]

Are they getting bigger, or am I getting smaller?

[mikey 10]

Yeah they have changed.

 

You also used to be able to rub the skin off quite easily in'tolden days

 

Now the skins are like superglued on.

This is the farmers answer to changing fashions, its hip to leave skins on, I prefer em without. I know they come off easier when they are cooked, but its just not the same.

 

Bring back the old jerseys! and tank tops!

[Sidla 10]

Yeah, they taste horrible with the skins on.

[Tony Ruscoe 10]

Especially raw

[Sidla 10]

Aren't potatoes poisonous uncooked?

[mikey 10]

I dont think you'd die, but you'd be pretty sick

[halevan 11]

Raw potatoes are good for you, provided you peel them first.

[GrahamY 10]

Don't eat any green parts, that's the toxic solanine. Visit this site for info:

 

http://tigmor.com/food/library/articles/sol.htm

[owdlad 10]

Raw potatoes are good for you, provided you peel them first.

 

Really? Well I never:o

[foxydebs 35]

Really? Well I never:o

 

Yes, I have eaten potato raw without the skin on and not been ill afterwards.

[Mandem 13]

Jersey Royals are so disappointing now, they used to be something to look forward to in the late spring (sad I know). But now they just don't have the same taste.

[Longcol 594]

Jersey Royals are so disappointing now, they used to be something to look forward to in the late spring (sad I know). But now they just don't have the same taste.

 

I think a fair number aren't from Jersey anymore - or theyre grown in a different area of Jersey with a different soil type - certainly the taste has been a lot "earthier" than I remember.