I always brush potatoes off with brush before cleaning. Today I
noticed a potato that was covered with black spots. The hits I got
with Google seem to be inside the potato. These are on the skin. Is
this mold or some kind of chemical?

"metspitzer" wrote:
>
>I always brush potatoes off with brush before cleaning. Today I
> noticed a potato that was covered with black spots. The hits I got
> with Google seem to be inside the potato. These are on the skin. Is
> this mold or some kind of chemical?

I'm sure everyone has seen the same thing on occasion. Sounds like "black
scurf"... potatos are still good, peel and cook.

http://www.potatodiseases.org/tuberdiseases.html

On Apr 29, 9:35*pm, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
> "metspitzer" wrote:
>
> >I always brush potatoes off with brush before cleaning. *Today I
> > noticed a potato that was covered with black spots. *The hits I got
> > with Google seem to be inside the potato. *These are on the skin. *Is
> > this mold or some kind of chemical?
>
> I'm sure everyone has seen the same thing on occasion. *Sounds like "black
> scurf"... potatos are still good, peel and cook.
>
> http://www.potatodiseases.org/tuberdiseases.html

The spots I am taking about look nothing like the picture.

The spots I am talking about look almost like ink spots. They are on
the surface of the skin. I had to brush the potato down below the
skin to get them off.

The potatoes I have now are not like that.

"metspitzer" > wrote in message
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On Apr 29, 9:35 pm, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
> "metspitzer" wrote:
>
> >I always brush potatoes off with brush before cleaning. Today I
> > noticed a potato that was covered with black spots. The hits I got
> > with Google seem to be inside the potato. These are on the skin. Is
> > this mold or some kind of chemical?
>
> I'm sure everyone has seen the same thing on occasion. Sounds like "black
> scurf"... potatos are still good, peel and cook.
>
> http://www.potatodiseases.org/tuberdiseases.html

The spots I am taking about look nothing like the picture.

The spots I am talking about look almost like ink spots. They are on
the surface of the skin. I had to brush the potato down below the
skin to get them off.

Perhaps you need to learn how to scroll... down to the 4th example,

On May 2, 5:14*pm, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
> "metspitzer" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Apr 29, 9:35 pm, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
>
> > "metspitzer" wrote:
>
> > >I always brush potatoes off with brush before cleaning. Today I
> > > noticed a potato that was covered with black spots. The hits I got
> > > with Google seem to be inside the potato. These are on the skin. Is
> > > this mold or some kind of chemical?
>
> > I'm sure everyone has seen the same thing on occasion. Sounds like "black
> > scurf"... potatos are still good, peel and cook.
>
> >http://www.potatodiseases.org/tuberdiseases.html
>
> The spots I am taking about look nothing like the picture.
>
> The spots I am talking about look almost like ink spots. *They are on
> the surface of the skin. *I had to brush the potato down below the
> skin to get them off.
>
> Perhaps you need to learn how to scroll... down to the 4th example,

Yep That is it.
The page loaded so choppy, I did not realize there were more
pictures. I scrolled to the bottom before all the pics loaded.

Thanks