MisNomer wrote:

> Back in highschool (35 years ago) , our home economics teacher was talking about
> potatoes and how to prepare. She pulled out a potatoe and proceeded to peel it,
> then said, look this is green, there is only one thing to do with a green
> potatoe and that is throw it out - which she did.
>

How sad that someone taching a subject would be so ill informed. There is a
substance in the skin of green potatoes that is mildly toxic, but all you have to do
is to peel off the skin and the potato is quite edible.