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Default Baked red potato?

On 3/17/2015 12:22 PM, KenK wrote:
> A totally uninteresting esperiment in my oven, probably tomorrow. The
> grocery had no Russet or Idaho potatoes so I got a couple of red potatoes
> large enough for baking instead. Will try one tomorrow. Oddly, I've never
> tried baking a red potato. I suspect it will taste, to my uneducated
> palate, just like an Idaho.
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The texture may be a little different (more firm, usually described as
"waxy") but I see no reason not to bake red potatoes.

Jill