Sprouting spuds ............

WifeofDJFLP

Buy a small bag of compost and a big pot (you can use a bag or an old bin, any deep container)

Place 2 of your best sprouting potatoes in the container and cover with compost.

For the next 12 weeks, water daily and cover any leaves that show with more compost.

After 12 weeks allow the leaves to grow and flowers to form

When the flowers have been and gone you can harvest your potatoes, not a huge amount but huge satisfaction guaranteed.

WifeofDJFLP
xxx

thriftlady_2

kazstevens wrote: »

I never eat potatoes that are just about to sprout or even slightly Sprouted .. I have heard they have a toxin that bad for you .. Dunno if its true or not, but the mention of the word Toxin was enough for me to only eat fresh potatoes ...

Not true:) which is good since we regularly eat sprouting potatoes. I think you might have confused green potatoes with sprouting ones as the green bit is toxic

This isn't really the best time of the year to be eating those big, old maincrop spuds, and that's why they're sprouting. New potatoes are coming in now and will come down in price through the Summer.

Stephen_Leak

kazstevens wrote: »

I never eat potatoes that are just about to sprout or even slightly Sprouted .. I have heard they have a toxin that bad for you .. Dunno if its true or not, but the mention of the word Toxin was enough for me to only eat fresh potatoes ...

Nah, just cut off the sprouty bits and do whatever you were planning to do with them. Never done me any harm ... <THUD>

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nibs

if you par boil them, cool as quickly as poss then freeze them you can then roast them straight from the freezer in about 45mins ( add to hot oil)

Nicifer_noonoo

Wow, thanks That's sorted my afternoon out! Just in the mood for a use up day too

Moneybubbles

WifeofDJFLP wrote: »

Buy a small bag of compost and a big pot (you can use a bag or an old bin, any deep container)

Place 2 of your best sprouting potatoes in the container and cover with compost.

For the next 12 weeks, water daily and cover any leaves that show with more compost.

After 12 weeks allow the leaves to grow and flowers to form

When the flowers have been and gone you can harvest your potatoes, not a huge amount but huge satisfaction guaranteed.

WifeofDJFLP
xxx

Thanks for this I think my sprouting potatoes are about to walk themselves into the garden:rotfl: so may be this:T

xM

thriftmonster

Duchesse potatoes are really handy for the freezer. Peel and mash as normal and then beat in an egg or two whilst warm. Then put into a piping bag and pipe little pyramids ontro a baking sheet. When cool, open freeze on the sheet and when frozen tip into a bag and keep in the freezer. These are a good standby and reheat from frozen in the oven in about 25 mins.

blue_monkey_2

I think I am going to find that cooking for blokes book - sounds too good to be true!!

I use sprouty potatoes - just cut them off - you peel the potatoes anyway. I paid 45p lb for new potatoes at the farm shop yesterday. Plus you don't even have to wash new potatoes, bung them in the pot and let them cook. Yummy. Saving time as well!!

Nicifer_noonoo

Blue_Monkey, the cooking for blokes book is great, I can recommend it You can normally find it in discount book shops like The Works combined with 'Flash Cooking for Blokes'

angelavdavis

I discovered, to my horror, that a bag of potatoes had started sprouting a couple of weeks ago and we were just about to go away for the weekend! So I peeled, boiled and mashed them, divided into portions and froze.

To use, defrost overnight, microwave for two minutes, mash a little butter into them and serve.