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First Earlies "Witchhill"

Oh dear! Think I'll be scrubbing them dry for a few more hours yet! 138 from 12 seed potatoes - I'm well-chuffed with our first real attempt at growing these! The smallest ones will be boiled as baby newbies, some will become cold salad potatoes or turn into potato salad, and will try some mash with the rest - definitely not a variety for chips/French fries (our kids hate these in any case).

David

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By David

Uploaded on 13 Jul, 2008

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Wohlibuli

14 Jul, 2008

Kids hate them, how can that be? I never saw a potato I didn't like!!!

Irish

14 Jul, 2008

my son doesnt like chips either, hes 15 now but never liked them lol, you have so many spuds there david, brilliant

Chrispook

14 Jul, 2008

What a crop!

Lyd

14 Jul, 2008

well done, enjoy.

David

14 Jul, 2008

Will definitely enjoy, folks! Don't know why our kids detest chips/French fries, even homemade ones, which I used to oven cook with just a drizzle of olive or sunflower oil. So I've completely given up with these at home, but don't really mind. I can incorporate more healthy stuff like mint and parsley from the garden into mashed potato in any case, which I can't do with the chips. They don't seem to mind spicy potato wedges, however, with a yummy dip (especially if I let them help make it).

Organictomato

21 Jul, 2008

Pass the gravy please. WOW

Marguerite

22 Jul, 2008

They are wonderful. Nothing like new potatoes. Here in Oz I have yet to meet a kid who doesn't like french fries. You buy them by the cup full at any fast food outlet and fish and chips is our national dish. Perhaps try to only parboil the small ones then fry them in olive oil in a frypan till they're golden brown. They might actually like them. Potato croquettes is another one, potato soup, ( with leeks too ) potato puffs, anything at all, very popular in my family. We love the old spud ( well the fresh ones ) and used to grow some too. But such hard work! Later we swapped apples for potatoes with someone haha. Easy as pie ( potato pie ). Lovely to have your own crop.

David

22 Jul, 2008

Hmmm, gravy! Yes! Organictomato.

Oh, dear, Marguerite, do you think we exported the "fish supper" to Australia along with emigrants, and the less desirable members of society, hehe? I Love your idea for parboiling then into the frying pan. Will do so soon and let you know the result. Yes, my homemade leek and potato soup is our kids' favourite. I try to make a large enough amount to last a few days, but it always disappears in one. Now here, we can actually buy kangaroo pies, and there is an ostrich farm not so far away. Ostrich meat can be bought at any of the local farmers' markets. Is this your revenge for the fish and chips, perhaps?

Lori

24 Jul, 2008

any way you slice 'em, any way you cook 'em, they are one of the most nourishing veg's in cultivation... mmmmm... carbs. I love shepherd's pie, one of my fav ways to eat 'taties'.

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