What to do with horrible potatoes

nuttyrockeress

When we buy a sack, mum and I tend to share one and the cost between us

missk_ensington

You could try growing some if you have a garden! I'm moving house soon, and will have a garden and I can't wait to try a vegetable patch! My partner refuses to let me hsve chickens though :-( Although if anyone can give me some info regarding the upkeep of chicken that might convince him I'd be very grateful! Not sure how to look after them and if its a) easy and b) cheap!

fizzel81

i thought it was just me and i was cooking the potatoes wrong, some i did the other week had looked like wallpaper paste when i mashed them up and well tasted yuck im going to have to think of more pasta/rice dishes for a bit me thinks

needmoney

I threw out a bag of pots because they were sprouting (not very old either) I went to Tesco yesterday to get more and the bags of reds were SPROUTING !!!!!!

Zed42

Glad I'm not alone in this thought then!!


Thanks for the info Thriftlady I shall look for the Jersey Royals and look forward to the "2nd earlies" (?) being available.

I tend to buy 25kg bags of spuds for £4 around here (estima)

Shez

yes had at look in asda last night - jersey royals 2.78!!! tiny bag!!! yes i usually wait they are cheaper later on and usually on specials at some point.

The whites in asda are fine for mashing at the moment, i thought about getting one of those potatoe bags from lakeland someone suggested on here said they kept spuds longer.

aimeelister

Again Im glad Im not alone on this one. I get my pots with my Green Box scheme and they arent lasting a week at the moment, they were fine a couple of months ago, they would last for a couple of weeks. Note to self, request no pots for the next couple of weeks.