So, the Gardener of America arranged for me to come over and get some new potatoes for bottling. (As opposed to "old potatoes," which are not to be confused with "middle-aged" potatoes - What a weird name, I wonder why they are called that). Anyway, I went over to his house and helped him dig up the taters and then we peeled them in his nifty circa 1970's potato peeler/french fry maker. It is quite a contraption and I am this instant regretting the fact that I did not take a picture of it. It is something that everyone should see. And since my mother and aunt were taking over Grandpa's kitchen, canning their own potatoes, I graciously offered to take my potatoes home and bottle them within the confines of my own lonely kitchen. I only bottled 10 quarts of potatoes, and Grandpa regretted that he could not offer me more, but this did not matter. What mattered was the fact that I maintained my peace of mind by adding to my food storage. Some of you may ask "Whatever do you do with bottled potatoes?" and the only answer I can give you is that I honestly don't know. I guess you could do hash browns or throw them in a stew, but that is neither here nor there, as they are FOOD STORAGE. This means I won't use them. Otherwise I would just name them food - not storage. I kid - I may use them, but definitely not all of them because then I wouldn't have any in storage. I know this line of reasoning is messed up, but it is the line of reasoning I am going with at this point. It is what works best for me. Best of luck to you on your canning, if you do in fact can. I must go and clean the latrine. Did you hear that Reed? I am cleaning the bathrooms. I know! I am just as excited about it as you are. See you tomorrow love.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Potatoes..
So, the Gardener of America arranged for me to come over and get some new potatoes for bottling. (As opposed to "old potatoes," which are not to be confused with "middle-aged" potatoes - What a weird name, I wonder why they are called that). Anyway, I went over to his house and helped him dig up the taters and then we peeled them in his nifty circa 1970's potato peeler/french fry maker. It is quite a contraption and I am this instant regretting the fact that I did not take a picture of it. It is something that everyone should see. And since my mother and aunt were taking over Grandpa's kitchen, canning their own potatoes, I graciously offered to take my potatoes home and bottle them within the confines of my own lonely kitchen. I only bottled 10 quarts of potatoes, and Grandpa regretted that he could not offer me more, but this did not matter. What mattered was the fact that I maintained my peace of mind by adding to my food storage. Some of you may ask "Whatever do you do with bottled potatoes?" and the only answer I can give you is that I honestly don't know. I guess you could do hash browns or throw them in a stew, but that is neither here nor there, as they are FOOD STORAGE. This means I won't use them. Otherwise I would just name them food - not storage. I kid - I may use them, but definitely not all of them because then I wouldn't have any in storage. I know this line of reasoning is messed up, but it is the line of reasoning I am going with at this point. It is what works best for me. Best of luck to you on your canning, if you do in fact can. I must go and clean the latrine. Did you hear that Reed? I am cleaning the bathrooms. I know! I am just as excited about it as you are. See you tomorrow love.
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You are way to advanced for me. Happy Birthday to Reed, and Happy anniversery!!!! Cute pictures.
Better get ready for Jam.. peaches will be ready in a few days!!
I am glad you have food storage. After another vet bill I will have to come to your house.
add a little costco canned chicken, bag of other frozen veggies, big can cream of chicken soup, throw on bisquick crust bake, you have chicken pot pie one of our favorites.
You take the most beautiful pictures of potatoes I have every seen...could be in a canning magazine.
The potatoes are beautiful. I did wonder what one would do with canned potatoes, but now I don't need to question... put them on the shelf! I guess when the need arises, there will be something that can be done with them. Chicken Pot Pie does sound good.
I am so glad that you are working on your food storage. I did some canned potatoes at the cannery and they are one of the few things that I just couldn't get through fast enough. I ended up throwing a bunch away. Probably because Rob and the kids eat the potato pearls so much.
You asked; or was it a retoricle question? One popular trend in cooking is the harvesting of young or immature vegetables, as in the case of very young peas or baby corn kernels. Immature potatoes harvested during the spring or summer are called new potatoes, or sometimes creamers or fingerlings. New potatoes are not a separate variety of potato, but younger versions of other varieties.
The skin of new potatoes is generally thinner and flakier than the skin found on older potatoes. For this reason, new potatoes are rarely if ever peeled before cooking. Restaurants and cafeterias use special machines with rotating abrasive wheels to remove some of the peels from new potatoes, but home cooks may just want to wash the new potatoes thoroughly and keep them unpeeled.
Because new potatoes are very small in size, they are well-suited to boiling and roasting. Boiled new potatoes retain their shape and texture, and can be seasoned to match the overall tone of the meal. New potatoes can also be used in slow-cooked meals such as traditional Yankee pot roast
Wow! Reign it in Farmer Fran. Did you research all this on city time?
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