The potato plants were looking awfully sad - and it is the middle of July, so I felt I should harvest them.
It is not difficult when they are in pots, and in two rows of the raised bed. But they were somewhat varied in size, and rather earthy. I washed and dried them very carefully, then decided to sort them.
I am sure that the commercial potato growers have some sort of mechanical process for grading spuds.
I used my rubber egg [which was mysteriously laid on my front drive about 15 years ago!] The potatoes were put into 4 groups thus:
- Bigger than the egg
- Egg sized
- Smaller than the egg
- Marbles [just a cupful of these]
I normally keep the potatoes I buy from the veg place in their brown paper sack, on the bench in the old garage. But it is baking hot in there at the minute. So these are all stored away, in separate containers, in the fridge. I found a fun pic on the internet
What does I Papiassos mean? Sounds like a Greek potato pun
Does anyone have any suggestions for what to do with the marble sized ones?
If I can't think of a good way to cook them, they'll go into the compost bin.
*Back in the 90s, the family always pronounced the name of this fast food outlet as Spudoulikae, having decided it was a small village on a Greek Island in the Aegean Sea, famed for its tubers!
Enjoy your new tattles.we’d have ours with butter, toasted oatmeal and I would snip some syboes on to mine. Grated cheese on the top and you have a delicious meal. This is a once in a blue moon treat as it’s too high in carbs for Norrie. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI never knew "Syboes" was your word for spring onions, I just had to look it up. Thank you for another gem for my vocabulary
DeleteA lovely potato harvest! I harvested my potatoes, too! Two plants gave me a dozen tiny potatoes! 3 are about the size of a small chicken egg. 3 are even smaller! And the remaining 6 are like quail eggs! Tiny! I plan to cook them all, even the tiniest ones. Hope you enjoy your potatoes. :)
ReplyDeleteI will!
DeleteI have always been confused by growing potatoes so I've not done it yet although I've just planted the sweet potato sprout that I found growing in the cupboard. Fingers crossed
ReplyDeleteI have never grown sweet potatoes. Start with one tub and you will soon want to grow lots more.
DeleteI need to tip my pot of homegrown spuds out too, the plants are looking pretty sad. I tend to just add the tiny ones to the pan when I'm making soup. Or, if I have a lot I boil them for a few minutes and class it as a chef's treat. 👩🍳 😀
ReplyDeleteDropping them in a pot of soup is a brilliant idea. Thank you 🥔🥔🥔
DeleteSue took the words from my fingertips!
DeleteThey will be lovely! JanF
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