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Dee Dee wrote:
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> For me these would not work at all because there would be too much
> movement in the hands even for me.


Sorry to hear that, Dee.
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Maybe you can talk your husband into this. Perhaps a
> belated Mother's Day present: a year's worth of peeled potatoes. :-)))


He'd gladly do it, but I'm such a stubborn cuss.
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> There used to be many years ago, perhaps it is still available, a
> basket that looks like a salad spinner (it's been so long, I can't
> recall exactly) that you put your potatoes in, they bounce around and
> are peeled by some sort of action. That I think is more like what I
> would try to find.
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> Best of luck,
> Dee


That reminds me of my stint in the women's arm of the British Navy years
ago! New recruits got the KP duty - mine was operating the mechanical
potato peeler. What a racket, with the potatoes bouncing around but, as
mentioned, it didn't remove the "eyes" or cuts. <BG>

Dora