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Gardening

NRaleighLiberal

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1. Sure! And red and yellow fleshed....

Reply to HopeHoops (Original post)

Fri Dec 9, 2011, 10:00 AM

Dec 2011

Though the great diversity in potatoes doesn't relate nearly as much to flavor differences as in tomatoes, they sure are attractive and allow some real creativity in colors of dishes!

Our daughters got a kick out of the lavender mashed potatoes we often whip up!

but to us, nothing beats the superior flavor of Yukon Golds (of those that are easy to find)

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Does anyone else like blue potatoes? [View all] HopeHoops Dec 2011 OP

Sure! And red and yellow fleshed.... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #1

The blue make the prettiest mashed potatoes. They change color as they cool. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #2

I had my best gardens in PA (we lived in West Chester).... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #3

We put hot peppers in pots to keep them away from the sweet peppers. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #5

Good Lord, that is a lot of watering. Denninmi Dec 2011 #11

I do! I do! yellerpup Dec 2011 #4

I couldn't find fresh seed potatoes this season so we just used what was left over (the small ones). HopeHoops Dec 2011 #6

No garden for me. yellerpup Dec 2011 #9

No, they don't. That's why the the potatoes are blue. Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #7

Love 'em. beac Dec 2011 #8

Alfred Hitchcock did. Kablooie Dec 2011 #10