sethra > wrote in message >...
> Rab Bruce > wrote in
> :
>
> > Recently noticed that potatoes bought from supermarkets (Sainsbury's
> > and Co-op) develop a green tinge at/just under the skin within a
> > couple of days. Varies from pale green to almost bottle-green!
> > I believe this may be poisonous -
>
> Yes, they're poisonous -- do NOT consume the greenish parts -- peel the
> hell out of them or better yet, just use different potatoes.
>
> Don't believe me, check it out for yourself.
>
> There's this thing called Google...
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...n+green+potato

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years ago it was "proved" that eating green potatoes was linked to the
birth defect of spina bifida. the poison in the potatoes was not
killed by boiling them but the high heat of frying did kill the
toxins. as spuds are not that expensive i would rather throw them away
than eat green ones.
paula.