"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
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> "phaeton" <> wrote in message >I was making my famous beef stew. When it
> came time to peel and chop
>> the potatoes to put into the pot, it turned out that they were green.
>>
>> I considered the following options:
>>
>> 1) Finish simmering, cool it down, refrigerate, then purchase
>> additional potatoes tomorrow to simmer in the pot with them.
>>
>> 2) Reduce the stew a little, and pair it up with a bed of brown rice.
>>
>> 3) Add whole wheat pasta (on hand) to round it out.
>>
>>
>> I went with #3, boiling the pasta separately and adding it to the
>> stew. It took a whole 14oz box of whole wheat rotini to create the
>> desired consistency.
>>
>> This was the right choice.
>>
>> OB Food is served.
>
> It seems like AB or Shirley says that green potatoes are poisonous. I
> kind of doubt it since I've probably cooked them and haven't noticed that
> anybody died. Polly

I've done this too but I do cut off the green part. However... I became
violently sick to my stomach once after eating some potatoes that were
sprouted. I did cut that part off. Daughter got sick too. So I will never
do that again. But in years past I have done it countless times.