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jema
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 12:53 pm Post subject: Boiled spuds
A cross over from the JO thread where boiled spuds was suggested as a gradual change away from chips. But does anyone here actiually like boiled spuds? It may be down the varietie of potato, but I feel the plain boiled spud is pretty awful, and it very rarely gets a look in here.

cab

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 12:56 pm Post subject:
Boiled in their skins as new potatoes or 'floury' old potatoes. Boiled and mashed for 'waxy' old potatoes. Boiled spuds can be really nice, if done in their skins, in big enough lumps, and of the right sort.

sean
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 12:58 pm Post subject:
Generally I'd rather have jacket potatoes. However new spuds are wonderful. With old ones I think steaming them works better than boiling, and you need floury ones and you need to dry them.

jema
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 12:59 pm Post subject:
I mean the plain unmashed boiled old potato. A boiled new potato is a delight.

tahir

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 1:03 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

you need floury ones and you need to dry them.

And you need something wet with them, butter or gravy.

sue ievers

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 1:10 pm Post subject:
Take a waxy potato, cut into half inch cubes and par boil. Drain. Toss in a little curry powder. Put a small amount of olive oil in a shallow pan and cook, tossing until brown. No not chips but much nicer and the olive oil is good for you.

alison
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 1:19 pm Post subject:
As Tahir said, they go with a wet meal like stew. We tend to have mash a lot as all the children prefer that.

jema
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 1:21 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

As Tahir said, they go with a wet meal like stew. We tend to have mash a lot as all the children prefer that.

With a stew we will almost always have mash, but it is the one time when very occasionally the boiled spud gets used.

bagpuss

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 1:26 pm Post subject:
we will frequently have boiled new potatoes to go with oven baked or grilled meat. or in a salad. I find it generally helps if there is a sauce or some butter to go with them. I very rarely boil old potatoes and just eat them like that

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 1:35 pm Post subject:
Ooh, yum. Yes please. Boiled potatoes, preferably in jackets which falls off rather nicely once cooked, with butter (not too soft) ad lib. OH doesn't like them though so I only ever get to eat them at my mum's.

N.V.M.

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 2:14 pm Post subject:
do you Brits have the nugget variety there?

tahir

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 2:15 pm Post subject:

N.V.M. wrote:

do you Brits have the nugget variety there?

Never heard of it

N.V.M.

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 2:25 pm Post subject:
they are smaller than a golf ball,thin skinned...tasty.

tahir

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 2:28 pm Post subject:
The only canadian variey i've grown is Yukon Gold

N.V.M.

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 05 2:34 pm Post subject:
yup, thats one of my favorites. lightly buttered after boiling, sprinkled with chopped parsley...mmmmmm!

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