"l not -l" > wrote in message
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>
> On 21-Jun-2014, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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>> > Maybe they're just cut to a small size regular potatoes, like the
>> > *baby*
>> >
>> > carrots. ;-)
>>
>> No. I was going to say that they were creamer potatoes but had a feeling
>> that someone would say that was wrong. But then sw confirmed it. But
>> what
>> the "creamer" refers to, I do not know.
>
> "Creamer potatoes are varieties of potatoes harvested before they mature
> to
> keep them small and tender. They are generally either Yukon Gold potatoes
> or Red potatoes , called gold creamers or red creamers respectively, and
> measure approximately one inch in diameter.
> The skin of creamer potatoes is waxy and high in moisture content, and the
> flesh contains a lower level of starch than other potatoes, which makes
> it
> suitable for boiling."
>
> Thus spoke Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creamer_potato

Thanks! They are good when boiled. But I seem to be the only one who likes
boiled potatoes here. I did some once for my in-laws that were fancy. Not
creamers but small red ones. Recipe said to peel a thin strip around the
middle. I did but I don't think it accomplished anything. I think it was
just to make them pretty. They were then boiled and served with a sauce
made of butter and lemon juice. I think there was parsley, salt and pepper
in there too. People did like those.