"White Monkey" > wrote in message
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> "Everybody knows" that sprouting potatoes are poisonous.
> But what degree is "sprouting"? I have one here, a large
> blue truffle potato, from each eye of which was growing
> a 1/2 cm long cluster of sprouts. I scraped them off and
> dug out the first few mm of flesh under them, and the
> potato under there looks fine. Is this safe to cook with,
> specifically boiling and cubing it for use in a leftover-lamb-
> roast pie? Is it only safe for adult-type humans? I'm
> breastfeeding a six-month-old; does that make any
> difference, or are we talking a strictly safe potato here?

Peel off any green bits, dig out the sprouting eyes and you should be fine.
Personally, I'd give it a pass if it's getting spongy, but that's a personal
preference to do with texture, rather than a question of danger.

-j