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  Potato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Potatoes are the world's most widely grown tuber crop, and the fourth largest crop in terms of fresh produce (after rice, wheat, and maize), but this ranking is inflated due to the high water content of fresh potatoes relative to that of other crops.
Potatoes, unlike many foods, can also be easily cooked in a microwave oven and still retain nearly all of their nutritional value, provided that they are covered in ventilated plastic wrap to prevent moisture from escaping—this method produces a meal very similar to a baked potato.
The potato root nematode is a microscopic worm that thrives on the roots, thus causing the potato plants to wilt.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Potato   (2283 words)

  
 Potatoes for Sale,potato grower growing, new potatoes, salad potatoes and crisping Potatoes, Martin Wallis, Hayden ...
Potatoes for Sale,potato grower growing, new potatoes, salad potatoes and crisping Potatoes, Martin Wallis, Hayden Wallis,Wendy Wallis.
We are an independent potato grower and grow new potatoes in May, early potatoes, salad potatoes and contract crisping potatoes.
The potatoes are harvested graded, packed on the farm and every care is taken to to ensure they arrive at the markets in perfect condition.
www.newpotatoes.net   (132 words)

  
 Potatoes New Brunswick - The Voice of New Brunswick Potato Producers – Potato FAQs – Canada
New Brunswick potatoes are known for their delicious flavour and are available in an assortment of colours, shapes, and varieties.
Potatoes packed in a plastic bag should be transferred to a paper bag to protect them from light.
New Brunswick potatoes packed in a plastic bag should be transferred to a thick paper bag to protect from light and enable them to breathe.
www.potatoesnb.com /consumers/faqs.asp   (1194 words)

  
 California New Potatoes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
New red potatoes are harvested at the same time as the whites.
New red-skin potatoes range from the size of a golf ball to the size of a baseball.
Potato eyes that have started to sprout can easily be removed if you first push the sprout in with your thumb then pluck it out.
www.producepete.com /shows/californianewpotatoes.html   (532 words)

  
 Potatoes
Potatoes can be served immediately, but may also be held awhile.
New potatoes are traditionally boiled or steamed whole, then rolled in butter and parsley.
New potatoes are cooked in a flavored bath, the liquid being reduced to a buttery syrup, in which the finished potatoes are rolled.
specialflavors.com /collection/vegetables/potatoes.htm   (2643 words)

  
 Growing Potatoes
Potatoes required cool growing conditions, 55-65°F, and uniform soil moisture levels especially while the tubers are developing.
Cut the seed potatoes into pieces about 1 week before planting and allow the cut ends to suberize; this allows the cut pieces to form a corky protective layer that is important in reducing decay.
Potatoes are medium to heavy feeders requiring a sidedress of 5 tablespoons 33-0-0 per 10 feet of row about 6 weeks after planting.
hortparadise.unl.edu /newsrelease/News/PotatoesI.htm   (536 words)

  
 New Potato Glossary Term
New potatoes can be boiled, baked, fried, or roasted and are excellent as side dishes or for use in potato salads, soups, stews, and casseroles.
A smaller version of this potato is referred to as a creamer potato, which is basically the same as a new potato, except harvested sooner and thus, smaller in size, measuring approximately 1 inch in diameter.
It is common for new potatoes to have small holes or indentations due to their young skin being tender and easily bruised.
www.recipetips.com /glossary-term/t--35046/new-potato.asp   (282 words)

  
 How to Buy Potatoes
Potatoes may be long or round, and their skins may be "white" (the regular white-to-buff color), red, or russet (normally having a brownish, rough, scaly, or netted skin).
Potatoes that are free from large cuts, growth cracks, bruises, skinned areas, and decay.
If potatoes are peeled before cooking, use a vegetable peeler to keep peelings as thin as possible, since some of the potato's nutrients are found close to the skin.
www.ams.usda.gov /howtobuy/potato.htm   (1765 words)

  
 Potatoes.com
Potato characteristics are grouped by variety, by skin color, by shape and by use.
Low to medium starch/high to medium moisture potatoes are frequently described as waxy and are preferred for boiling, steaming, braising, stewing, in salads, slices and those preparations where it’s important that the potato pieces hold their shape through the cooking process.
Potatoes which will be peeled and cut, for mashing, for example, can be No 2, since they will be peeled and outside appearance is not as important.
www.potatoes.com /RecipesAndCooking.cfm?RecipeSub=SelectionAndCooking   (2163 words)

  
 Colorado potatoes
Perfectly adapted to lean soil and cold weather, potatoes are in the Nightshade family of tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant and peppers.
Those potato cousins grew at the foot of the Andes, where soil is rich and plants are bathed in warmth and moisture.
New potatoes are the young small potatoes dug in midsummer before they’ve had a chance to grow large.
www.frontrangeliving.com /cooking/Potatoes.htm   (1706 words)

  
 Cook's Thesaurus: Potatoes
Types of boiling potatoes are new potatoes, fingerling potatoes, round white potatoes, and round red potatoes.
new potatoes = creamers = baby potatoes = chats = potato nuggets = earlies Notes: The term "new potatoes" is sometimes used to describe all small waxy potatoes, but technically it refers just to immature potatoes harvested in the spring and early summer.
New potatoes are prized for their high moisture content and creamy texture, and because they can be cooked whole.
www.foodsubs.com /Potatoes.html   (884 words)

  
 Potatoes
But memories of a meal of new potatoes, peas and fresh salad is enough to at least plant a few.
Potatoes can be planted in early spring about one month before the last anticipated frost date and on through mid August to September for a late fall crop.
Potatoes planted later when the soil is warmer and drier are less likely to rot and can be planted immediately after being cut.
www.hffinc.com /Potatoes.htm   (758 words)

  
 Y & G News-It's Time to Plant Potatoes
Potatoes are considered to be a cool-season crop and can be planted just as soon as the ground has thawed and dried enough to safely work the soil.
The part of the potato plant that we eat is called a tuber, a technical name that refers to an enlarged modified stem that grows underground.
New tubers that will become this year's harvest generally begin to form sometime in early to mid-summer and continue to grow in size until early fall, as long as adequate moisture, air and nutrients are available.
www.hort.purdue.edu /ext/plant_potatoes.html   (592 words)

  
 Potatoes
Potatoes, regardless of their variety, should be well shaped, firm with a relatively smooth skin and only a few shallow eyes.
New potatoes are potatoes that have just been dug up, regardless of their size.
Potatoes like cool (45°F to 50°F) humid (but not wet) surroundings, but refrigeration can turn the starch in the potatoes to sugar and may tend to darken them when cooked.
www.tonytantillo.com /vegetables/potatoes.html   (873 words)

  
 Potatoes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Many potato varieties exist, some developed by the Inca Indians in Peru, who were already cultivating potatoes by 200 B.C. The part of the potato that we eat is known as the “tuber;” this word describes the characteristic, thickened underground stem of the potato plant.
Potatoes are sold fresh, dehydrated, canned, frozen (mostly as French fries or hash browns), and, of course, there’s the familiar potato chip.
Potato flour, also known as potato starch, is also available, and can be used as a binder in meat or vegetable patties.
www.kroger.com /hn/Food_Guide/Potatoes.htm   (1541 words)

  
 Terrific New Potatoes for Growers and Gardeners
This tasty new tuber, released by a team of Agricultural Research Service and university scientists, is perfect for steaming or boiling.
IdaRose is one of four new potato varieties that the Aberdeen scientists—in collaboration with researchers at state agricultural experiment stations in California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho—have released to growers within the past few years.
Potato breeders and researchers who want to test the new potatoes can get small quantities from Corsini or Novy, or from collaborator Stephen L. Love at the University of Idaho at Aberdeen.—By Marcia Wood, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff.
www.ars.usda.gov /is/AR/archive/dec00/potato1200.htm   (1137 words)

  
 Kitchen Dictionary: potato
Potatoes are a perennial plant, and the fourth largest crop grown.
There are 200 types of wild potatoes species, and potatoes are often used as feed for animals on farms.
Potatoes are grown commercially in at least 35 states in the USA, the majority of them being grown in Idaho and other places such as Washington, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Colorado, and Oregon.
www.recipezaar.com /library/getentry.zsp?id=106   (317 words)

  
 Herb-Roasted New Potatoes | Potatoes | Side Dishes | Recipes | Williams-Sonoma
New potatoes are immature ones, usually available in spring and early summer.
A true new potato is freshly harvested, has a thin skin and will not keep long.
Preheat an oven to 400°F. In a bowl, combine the potatoes, olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper and stir to coat the potatoes evenly.
www.williams-sonoma.com /prod/R101337.jsp   (111 words)

  
 New Potatoes
The adults emerge from the soil in the spring and are immediately attracted to the nearest potato plants.
Most commercial potatoes, however, are grown with a variety of toxic (often systemic) chemicals to control weeds, bugs, fungi and even to kill the plants so the potatoes are easier to harvest.
To increase that surplus of cheap, pesticide-laden potatoes even more, the company which is breeding other food crops to sell its herbicide, has created a genetically-engineered potato which actually produces a pesticide while it grows.
www.ibiblio.org /london/permaculture/mailarchives/sanet2/msg00630.html   (863 words)

  
 New Potatoes with Spring Peas | Potatoes | Side Dishes | Recipes | Williams-Sonoma
New potatoes, the first potatoes dug in spring and early summer, taste earthy and satisfying but nothing like the heftier mature potatoes found in markets the rest of the year.
Small round red or white potatoes (also called creamers), fingerlings and Yellow Finns are among the most common varieties available as new potatoes.
Unlike mature potatoes, new potatoes should be stored no more than 2 or 3 days before cooking and eating.
www.williams-sonoma.com /prod/R101593.jsp   (360 words)

  
 Potatoes as the Main Event   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
We're all so used to thinking of potatoes as a "side" to accompany meat or chicken, but in fact their earthy flavor and substantial nature make potatoes a perfect choice to be the center of the meal.
New potatoes are not a separate group, but the new crop of any potato.
New potatoes don't keep very long, losing their appeal quickly.
www.taunton.com /finecooking/pages/c00153.asp   (730 words)

  
 Superb New Potatoes Offered by Breeders
In fact, if you live in any of the western states, chances are good that a premium potato you enjoyed at a restaurant or purchased at the supermarket was a graduate of the Aberdeen breeding program.
Besides needing little—if any—reconditioning, candidate potatoes also need to be free of defects like knobs, growth cracks, or hollow heart—the odd cavity that sometimes shows up in a potato's center.
In all, the potato breeders aim to provide new varieties that have a carefully developed selection of genes for traits that will score big with growers, processors, and consumers alike.
www.ars.usda.gov /is/AR/archive/jan03/potato0103.htm   (1286 words)

  
 Growing Potatoes in New England
potatoes can be, though I’d never had much luck growing them myself.
The Incas were the first to cultivate potatoes in Peru.
Potatoes are actually the tubers that grow on roots running laterally 10 to 18
www.theheartofnewengland.com /garden-PotatoesGrowing.html   (677 words)

  
 Lemon Horseradish New Potatoes - Allrecipes
Place potatoes in dish and toss to coat with butter mixture.
I cut the new potatoes in quarters to speed up the cooking time.
The potatoes were ready in half and hour.
allrecipes.com /recipe/lemon-horseradish-new-potatoes/detail.aspx?rss=3   (226 words)

  
 New Season: New Potatoes
New potatoes for me always mark the beginning of the new season.
Growing potatoes this way in a greenhouse ensures a really early crop when pots in shops are at their most expensive.
If you haven’t got a greenhouse or a veg plot, potatoes are still great to grow in a container, but, to avoid frost damage, wait a little longer to plant.
www.backyardgardener.com /article/green/1478.htm   (568 words)

  
 Spring Yard 'n Garden: Potatoes Now Red, White and Blue 2/15/01
"The new red and blue varieties are still difficult to find outside of catalogs," said Kansas State University horticulturist Chuck Marr.
Long, narrow "fingerling" potato varieties are another fairly new offering for 2001.
His in-depth publication on growing, harvesting and storing Irish potatoes is available at every Kansas county Extension office and on the Web (http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/vegetabl.htm).
www.oznet.ksu.edu /news/sty/2001/SPG_potatoes.htm   (597 words)

  
 Seared scallops with new potatoes and field greens - MayoClinic.com
Reduce the heat to medium and cook uncovered, until the potatoes are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Cut each potato in half — or quarters, if the potatoes are large.
In a bowl, toss the potatoes gently with half of the dressing.
www.mayoclinic.com /health/healthy-recipes/NU00341   (417 words)

  
 Potatoes New Brunswick - The Voice of New Brunswick Potato Producers - Canada
Potatoes New Brunswick is the body with legislative authority to represent potato producers in the province.
New Brunswick, one of Canada's Atlantic provinces, is blessed with the perfect climate and topography for growing potatoes.
In fact, the climate in New Brunswick is so potato-friendly it actually enhances the flavour.
www.potatoesnb.com   (149 words)

  
 Salt potatoes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salt potatoes are bite-size "new" potatoes scrubbed and boiled in their jackets.
Salt potatoes are a regional dish of Central New York, typically served in the summer as the young potatoes are first harvested.
In this region, potatoes intended specifically to be made into salt potatoes can be purchased by the bag along with packages of salt during the summer months.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Salt_potatoes   (394 words)

  
 Grilled New Potatoes
Spray a large pieve of heavy-duty aluminum foil generously with cooking spray.
Cut potatoes into halves; arrange cut sides up on onion slices.
Grill for 5 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender.
home.att.net /~yorkrose02/grillednewpotatoes.html   (41 words)

  
 Oven-Roasted New Potatoes
This potato side dish is a perfect accompanyment to any roasted meat.
Preheat oven to 400°F. In a saucepan, blanch potatoes in chicken broth over medium-high heat for approximately 5 minutes then drain.
In a mixing bowl, toss potatoes with butter, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper.
www.jfolse.com /recipes/vegetables/sidedish61.htm   (87 words)

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