"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> 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?
> >
>
> There is a small amount of toxin in all potatoes, but there tends to be
much
> more of it in the eyes and in the screen skin. Just avoid the eyes.
>
>

Thank you!
--Katrina