Ah the humble potato

Can I tell you how much I love potatoes?  Too much Irish blood flowing through my veins.  So in the spirit of the fun I had with pomegranates, here are some interesting facts concerning the simple potato. For instance, did you know that the potato was first cultivated at around 800 BC? And I kid you not, but these are true statements about potatoes and some of the folklore that surrounds them!

~ Potatoes are more nutritious when eaten with the skin on.

~ Potatoes were the first vegetable grown in space in 1995.

~ Europeans consume twice as many potatoes as Americans per year.

~ Potatoes are second only to milk as the most consumed food in America.

~ Treat facial blemishes by washing your face daily with cool potato juice.

~ Treat frostbite or sunburn by applying raw grated potato to the affected area.

~ Treat a toothache by carrying a potato in your pocket.

~ Treat a sore throat by placing a slice of baked potato in a stocking and applying to the throat.

~ Treat aches and pains by rubbing boiled potato water (cooled) to the affected area.

Ah the versatile potato, my perennial favourite!