The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News

Hot take or click-bait?

<a href="https://www.myrecipes.com/ingredients/potato-gratin-secret-ingredient-is-prunes">You Won't Believe My Secret Ingredient for Potato Gratin</a>

Is it… cheese?

Prunes. It's prunes.

Unlike Arby's vodkas — which were spiced to take on flavors similar to their fries — Lay's has kept it simple, foregoing the temptation to create a BBQ or Sour Cream & Onion vodka, and instead opting for a <a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/news/lays-potato-chip-vodka">straight 80-proof vodka with a "crisp, clean finish."</a>

so I was washing potatoes last night when I got excited:

A Mountain Goats twitter thread:
https://twitter.com/mountain_goats/status/1477106917646516231

Betty White credited 'vodka, french fries and hot dogs' for her longevity

A growing global potato shortage is affecting french fries, from Japan to Kenya

By Miriam Berger

potato porn (not really, it's safe for work)
https://twitter.com/HiraethResists/status/1482009214994112517?s=20

Off-season wrote:
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.npr.org/2021/11/04/1052355604/giant-potato-doug-new-zealand&quot;&gt;Doug, the size of a small dog, sets world record for largest potato&lt;/a&gt;

In the weeks since their unusual find on Aug. 30, the couple&#039;s potato has become something of a celebrity around their small farm near Hamilton. They&#039;ve named the potato Doug, after the way it was unearthed, and Colin even built a small cart to tow Doug around.

&quot;We put a hat on him. We put him on Facebook, taking him for a walk, giving him some sunshine,&quot; Doug [sic] said. &quot;It&#039;s all a bit of fun. It&#039;s amazing what entertains people.&quot;

But Doug hasn&#039;t proved an easy charge to look after. As the couple showed the potato off, it began drying out and losing weight. Mold started growing from its wounds.

&quot;He was getting a bit pongy,&quot; said Colin, referring to the potato&#039;s smell.

So Colin cleaned up Doug as best he could and put the potato in the freezer, where it remains.

But Colin may not be done with Doug yet. An amateur brewer, Colin said he&#039;s keen to turn Doug into a nice drop of potato vodka.

The plot thickens…

<a href="https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/worlds-largest-potato-to-be-dna-tested-to-see-if-its-actually-a-potato/">"World's Largest Potato" To Be DNA Tested To See If It's Actually A Potato</a>

Potato disaster

&nbsp; https://twitter.com/DrLeslie_MD/status/1484153520794312707?s=20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

At least the road was salted…

Wait! What? Girl Makes Saree Out Of Potato Chips Wrappers; Internet Is Confused


https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/wait-what-girl-makes-saree-out-of-potato-chips-wrappers-internet-is-confused-2753896

happy V day!  i have to assume everyone here got this for their S.O.:

Simply irresistible: Idaho promotes the a-peel of potato perfume
The makers of a new perfume say they're using the scent of something truly irresistible just in time for Valentine's Day: French fries.

I thought she called it special because she makes it only for special occasions, but, no, when she sent me the recipe, the name of it is really is Special Potato Casserole, and it's from "Elegant Entertaining Cookbook" by Myra Sable.

<a href="https://www.djournal.com/lifestyle/food/potato-casserole-recipe-really-is-special/article_f1c08331-cb4e-5f90-afc1-de2cff80b218.html">Potato casserole recipe really is special</a>

<a href="https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/rhode-island/famous-statue-backstory-ri/">Rhode Island leads the country in potato-based public art.</a>

Off-season wrote:
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/rhode-island/famous-statue-backstory-ri/&quot;&gt;Rhode Island leads the country in potato-based public art.&lt;/a&gt;

And in per capita COVID testing. Are they connected?

Justin wrote:

Off-season wrote:
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/rhode-island/famous-statue-backstory-ri/&quot;&gt;Rhode Island leads the country in potato-based public art.&lt;/a&gt;

And in per capita COVID testing. Are they connected?

Rhode Island leads nation for highest coronavirus death rate article date 12/20/20


nice headline!
RHODE ISLAND RANKED MOST SEX-CRAZED STATE IN AMERICA!

michigan may be the florida of the north, but i'm starting to suspect that RI is the florida of the east.