The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News

[sweetcell]

sweets...the post before I posted that was the inspiration for my post...about the moon shaped potato

so nice, it was posted twice?

[grateful]

twice baked, you might say

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twice baked, you might say

well played, this spuds for you!

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[grateful]

Chip news roundup:
https://www.mashed.com/843082/why-you-might-start-seeing-wet-potato-chips-on-store-shelves/
https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/the-best-potato-chips/
https://www.sent-trib.com/community/potato-chips-make-great-cookies/article_f07b4258-c55e-11ec-8b3b-33a8e3b18e67.html

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these are some spot on picks IMO
https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/the-best-potato-chips/


this story took some turns I wasn't expecting
https://www.sent-trib.com/community/potato-chips-make-great-cookies/article_f07b4258-c55e-11ec-8b3b-33a8e3b18e67.html
I used to bake with my grandma (ok I'm childish)
she found an Etsy shop that sells a dehydrated sourdough starter from the Black Plague, so she got it
She gives her mistakes to the squirrels

[grateful]

Video: The life of a potato

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I often find myself on www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk for hours at a time, I see you do too

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Massive fire at Maine potato factory believed to be caused by fryolator

[Justin Tonation]

Massive fire at Maine potato factory believed to be caused by fryolator

Wait, potatoes are manufactured? Big, if true.

[sweetcell]

ukraine is the fourth-largest producer of potatoes in the world, ahead of the US (#5).  russian orcs have been stealing ukrainian farming equipment on a massive scale, which, along with the war, is a threat to ukraine's agricultural output.  so ukraine is finding alternatives...

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ukraine is the fourth-largest producer of potatoes in the world, ahead of the US (#5).

wow, that is potato news!

[grateful]

Thousands raised for N.B. roadside potato man statue in need of many fixings

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TIL about the Big Potato dynasty
could be a good band name

[grateful]

TIL about The Corn Potato String Band
https://cornpotato.com/about/

They've apparently come through town a bunch of times in recent years. Boardie meatup?
https://cornpotato.com/live/