Potato Uses
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This is a chart of uses for all of the potato varieties my wife and I grew in the garden this year. It’s posted on the front of the refrigerator for easy access. We like all of them, but they each shine for specific uses. I was excited about the quantity we dug on the La Ratte. They make great dirty (unpeeled) mashed potatoes.
We had no late blight and only a few potato beetles. The lack of insects may be due to the marigolds planted at the ends of the 15′ rows. The bugs were only in the middle of the rows. Next year I’ll plant marigolds in the middle of the rows as well. We will see how the keeping of the planting stock for next year goes. I’ll let you know.
John
POTATO USES
Yukon Gold
Baking
Mashing
Boiling
Frying
Salad
NOT Hash Browns
All Blue
Baking
Frying
Chips
Boiling
Mashing (Blue)
Red Gold
Baking
Frying
Mashing
Steaming
Roasting
Does NOT store well
Princess LaRatte Fingerling
Mashing (No need to peel)
German Butterball
All purpose
Hash Browns
Frying
Steaming
Baking
Long-term storage
Carola
Soups
Boiling
Frying
Ozette
Steaming
Frying
Roasting
Tags: All Blue Potato, baking, boiling, Carola potato, food preparation, frying, German Butterball potato, hash browns, heirloom varieties, late blight, marigolds, mashing, Ozette potato, potato, potato beetles, potato chips, potato storage, Red Gold potato, Rincess LaRatte Fingerling potato, roasting, salad, soup, steaming, vegetables, Yukon Gold potato
Garden Planning, The Home Food Garden Resources | John E. Perkins December 15, 2009
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