"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> "Felice" > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>I wanted some small red potatoes, but the ones at the store didn't look
>>>good. Neither did the regular Yukon Golds. But they had a prepackaged
>>>bag of these tiny Yukon Golds. Each potato is about the size of a pearl
>>>onion. So I bought them.
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>> Oh, nice! I've not seen the baby Yukons but I certainly will be on the
>> lookout for them. Bite-size potatoes are such fun!
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>> Felice
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> I've seen all sorts of potatoes I don't understand. Fingerlings, for one.
> Purple or black potatoes for another. In my mind they fall along the same
> lines as things like "broccoflower". Flourescent green cauliflower
> looking a lot like broccoli... but not quite. I'm pretty sure it tastes
> the same as white cauliflower. But it costs a heck of a lot more. And
> the prices are outrageous! (Make up your mind, do you want broccoli or
> cauliflower?)
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> I simply buy small red new potatoes. They're much cheaper than these
> weirdly modified potatoes. I have a knife handy if I want to cut them
> into smaller pieces. Why would anyone really need potatoes the size of
> pearl onions?
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> Jill <--- can't wait to get her oven back so she can make some BIG baked
> potatoes!

Gee, why would anyone need potatoes at all!