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Skriven 2011-01-12 07:33:00 av Dave Drum (49387.cooking)
   Kommentar till text 5692 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: Spuds
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-=> Janis Kracht wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 > The tomato is part of the nightshade family which includes potatoes,
tomatoes, sweet
 > and hot peppers, eggplant, tomatillos tamarios, pepinos, pimentos, etc.>
 > There are over 2,800 species of plants, with very different properties and
 > constituents. The group also includes tobacco and belladonna (deadly
 > nightshade) which can be poisonous ... and is probably where the legend of
 > tomatoes being poisonous arose. Potatoes

 JK> Now that is just plain funny that tobacco is from that group.. :)  But
 JK> as you say, that's probably where the poisonous stories came from.

I first started checking into the inter-relationships when my chile plants and
tomatoes got hit with a dandy called the tobacco mosaic virus.
 
 > poisonous or evil, were believed to cause leprosy and syphilis and were even
 > regarded as a dangerous aphrodisiac. In order to get the people to eat them
 > Germany's King Frederick William ordered peasants to plant and eat potatoes

 > or have their noses sliced off!

 JK> Oh that's a bit much!

'Strewth. German peasants called potatoes "Teufels Wurzel". I learned it as one
of those "useless bits of trivia" that get crammed into one's brain from being
a voracious reader. Until 1780, they were rigorously excluded from prudent
French tables, as they were thought to cause leprosy. Devout Scotch
Presbyterians refused to eat them because they weren't mentioned in the Bible.
In Prussia, King Frederick William I threatened to cut off the noses and ears
of all peasants who refused to plant them. Russian peasants considered them
unclean and un-Christian, calling them Devil's apples. In colonial
Massachusetts, they were considered the spoor of witches.

Ireland adopted the potato first, and even made it the foundation of its
national diet--a fact that was to have terrible repercussions in 1845 when a
late blight attacked the potato crop and caused the famine that was to send
Irish emigres all over the world seeking a better life.  
 
 >> Ah.. we mostly eat at home :) But then again, I enjoy cooking quite a
 >> bit.. and figuring out the recipes of food we've had "out"..

 > When you live alone as I do it is a *lot* easier and *much* less time
 > consuming to eat where someone else does the prep and clean up ...

 JK> Yes, very true.. And as far as cleanup goes, I can make what some would
 JK> think is such a mess when I cook big meals haha.. It surely seems like
 JK> every square inch of that large center island gets covered sometimes
 JK> when I cook :)

 > and about the same hit on the budget. I enjoy cooking - but, mostly if I
 > have someone to share it with.

 JK> Understand :)

 JK> I see Nancy is planning the next picnic.. I wish we could go.. but
 JK> we've had so many hard hits with finances lately, we really can't swing
 JK> it.. bummer. I'm trying to dig up some work in the meantime, who knows,
 JK> maybe I'll get lucky (g).

Given the work situation and such I dunno if i can make it or no. If I do I'll
likely just show up and get a room near-by ... or as near-by as possible.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Indian Potato Salad
 Categories: Salads, Potatoes, Chilies, Citrus
      Yield: 6 Servings

      4 lg Potatoes; skinned, boiled,
           - drained, cubed
      2 cl Garlic; minced
      1 lg Onion; minced
      2    Chilies; minced, to taste
           +=OR=+
      2 ts Chilli spice; to taste
      1 ts Coriander
      1 ts Ground cumin
      3 tb Oil or ghee
      4 tb Mayonnaise
           Lemon juice
           Salt
           Cilantro

  Additional: if you have chaat masala or garam masala
  that's perfect to put into this as well

  Heat oil.

  When the oil is hot, add the onions and garlic.

  Add the coriander, cumin, and chilies/chilli spice.

  Cook until the onions are translucent.

  Mix the spices with the mayo; add cilantro, salt and
  lemon juice to taste.

  Spoon the mayo mixture into the potatoes a little at
  a time

  From: http://www.grouprecipes.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

ENJOY!!!

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