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The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News

Sidehatch
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News April 21, 2022 at 07:02 PM UTC #
led me to find this gem

imagine Sprach Zarathustra playing as you gaze upon the Mooonolith Potato
sweetcell
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News April 25, 2022 at 04:26 PM UTC #
bromeopathic wrote:
imagine Sprach Zarathustra playing as you gaze upon the Mooonolith Potato

who knew that spuds were so relevant to planetary satellites:

Mars Rover Captures Video of Potato-shaped Solar Eclipse
Sidehatch
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News April 25, 2022 at 04:39 PM UTC #
sweets…the post before I posted that was the inspiration for my post…about the moon shaped potato
sweetcell
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News April 25, 2022 at 05:59 PM UTC #
bromeopathic wrote:
sweets…the post before I posted that was the inspiration for my post…about the moon shaped potato

so nice, it was posted twice?
grateful
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News April 25, 2022 at 06:02 PM UTC #
twice baked, you might say
Sidehatch
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News April 25, 2022 at 06:07 PM UTC #
Off-season wrote:
twice baked, you might say
well played, this spuds for you!
Sidehatch
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News April 26, 2022 at 06:20 PM UTC #
Sidehatch
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News April 27, 2022 at 08:57 PM UTC #
these are some spot on picks IMO
https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/the-best-potato-chips/


this story took some turns I wasn't expecting
https://www.sent-trib.com/community/potato-chips-make-great-cookies/article_f07b4258-c55e-11ec-8b3b-33a8e3b18e67.html
I used to bake with my grandma (ok I'm childish)
she found an Etsy shop that sells a dehydrated sourdough starter from the Black Plague, so she got it
She gives her mistakes to the squirrels
Sidehatch
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News May 02, 2022 at 07:59 PM UTC #
I often find myself on www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk for hours at a time, I see you do too
Sidehatch
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News May 06, 2022 at 05:12 PM UTC #
Massive fire at Maine potato factory believed to be caused by fryolator
beetsnotbeats
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News May 06, 2022 at 09:24 PM UTC #
opinion wrote:
Massive fire at Maine potato factory believed to be caused by fryolator


Wait, potatoes are manufactured? Big, if true.
sweetcell
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News May 06, 2022 at 10:58 PM UTC #
ukraine is the fourth-largest producer of potatoes in the world, ahead of the US (#5).  russian orcs have been stealing ukrainian farming equipment on a massive scale, which, along with the war, is a threat to ukraine's agricultural output.  so ukraine is finding alternatives...
Sidehatch
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News May 06, 2022 at 11:31 PM UTC #
sweetcell wrote:
ukraine is the fourth-largest producer of potatoes in the world, ahead of the US (#5).
wow, that is potato news!
Sidehatch
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News May 10, 2022 at 07:01 PM UTC #
TIL about the Big Potato dynasty
could be a good band name
grateful
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Re: The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News May 10, 2022 at 07:07 PM UTC #
TIL about The Corn Potato String Band
https://cornpotato.com/about/

They've apparently come through town a bunch of times in recent years. Boardie meatup?
https://cornpotato.com/live/
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