In article >, "White Monkey"
> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> "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?

> Thanks,
> Katrina

It's what I always do with them, Katrina. And always ha. .<gasp, choke,
wheeze>
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