"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> 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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> 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
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> 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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> Jill
> I won't say for absolutely, positively sure this applies to every single
> one, but all the different color potatoes and shapes are simply old
> varieties or varieties from different parts of the world. The same is
> true for the various forms of broccoli and cauliflower.

Agreed!

> The tiny potatoes are simply picked in infancy and that makes them cost
> more because harvest is smaller. When picked in the home garden at that
> size, they are really tasty to eat raw.

I've never been a fan of raw potatoes.
(snippage)

>I guess I'm just not with the program.
> Janet

Guess I'm not with the program either!

Jill