Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-11-01
TO KNOW A GOOD POTATO.
Il Depends Altogether on How It is
TO Be Cooked.


a The Irish potato is not Irish at all IN
n It's origin. AS a matter Of fact. says Z
y writer IN the steward. Il is a native OF
the United states and wasn't known IN
! Europe until after Columbus had dis
+ covered America. It is also native Of
. south America and has been growing
5 wild both b Chile and Buenos Ayers.
IL vas first shipped TO Spain from
the neighborhood Of Quinto in the early
. part Of the sixteenth century first to
England frcm virginia in 1886. Sir Wal
ter Raleigh nrst planted It in ireland
On his estate Of Youghal near the city
Of Cork. In 1857 Il was first planted
England from Virginia in 1886. Sir Wal
Ter Raieighs gardens
Sir Walter Raleighs experience was
that ne considered with other people,
that the potato was a fruit (Domme de
terrej apple OF the earth" and when
the plant grew and the seed stock shot
forth he preceived the seed balls upon
them and concluded that they We're the
delicious fruit. and upon boiling them
found they We're not like what he had
had. and only discovered his mistake
m digging up the ground for other
purposes
sir Waiter upon experimenting found
that treble the quantity Of potatoes
could be raised from the saTne parcel
OF ground as OF my other vegetable,
and Immediately the potato becasnc the
principal food of the Irish easlntry
/ Parmentiere, the great rrenchman in
PRODUCED the potato into France under
great difficulties. III wanted the French
people TO adopt the potato as food. but
they would not even taste it until |
conniving with the authorities he sue
ceeded IN fooling them into using the
potato
He planted garden in potatoes and |
made big TO do" about them until |
they were ripe, He then was allowed |
detachment of soldiers to guard them
The common people got Interested and
stole the potatoes from the garden and
France became a potato eating country.
The German story of the potato is not
known. but it is a great kartoffle pro
ducing and kartoffle eating nation and
has given to America the German
potato salad.
Bermuda and the West India Islands
have been the source of supply for manyl
years. but new source has recently
developed called the early Garden of
the United States. which is the Gulf
coast country Of Southern Texas
The first new potatoes that come from
This locality tearlier even than the
Bermudas) sell for $3.50 per bushel
When they made their first appear
'nce the whole Northern trade was sur I
)rised shortly after the new potato {
appears the price drops to 81. Is a bush 8
i by the carload t.
The only way to test a potato so you Il
vii know TO a certainty what it is and y
What 1t win do is to cook it. Mashed c.
'otatocs and baked potatoes have been n
arped on so much in this country that v
he stewards have lost sight of every p
ther kind OF potato. 81
For every kind Of cooking they have ti
een picking out white. mealy variety s.
hat will fluff up when mashed and be "a
White and flaky when baked. and burst Ia
pen Ike popcorn when boiled Then Fl
hey wonder why the saute potatoes are Il
ot good and that they can't get hashed "
rowned out Of the kitchen without ei
eing all mashed up. m
For the potatoes which are to be q
ooked up light buy the kind that will. 81
hen cut in two. stick together They n
Ill make fluffy-ruffle potatoes. but "
hen you want potatoes which, when az
ooked. will hold their shape, and do el
lings in the manner you want them to.
NY yellow ones that won't stick to- 81
ether.
Potatoes cooked in dry heat. as BY :
aking in the oven. roasting in ashes.
ying in deep fat. or steamed in their
'ckets. retain all their good qualities
nd tlavors very much more than those =,
'oked in water. but potatoes so cooked y,
aust be served Just as soon as they -
e done cooked TO order) or they will 20
'come soggy and bad favored
| have heard the story but have =.
'Ner seen the act. OF putting little old -
'tatoes through a solution which is ~
I'd To loosen the skin so that when - =,
g buyer comes along to purchase new az
tatoes he is shown the old ones, and -
iturally tests the skin to see II it will 81, Gu
rape easily. This will do to tell. but ''.'
can't see the possibility of such an ~ ~
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