• Paradachshund@lemmy.today
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    B̷̮̰͗̕ǒ̴̜i̶͔͒l̷̝̎ ̴̦͐ẽ̴̼m̷̪̍ ̷̝̅̈m̶̠̏̚ḁ̷̔š̶̺ͅh̴͖̹̾ ̵̪̓̅ȩ̶̦̉̇m̷̳̟̓͑ ̷̬̬͒͗p̷̣̅̄ȕ̴͎̭̈́t̷̖̅̚ ̷̨͔̊ȇ̶͚̱m̴̫̊̑ ̷̤͍̇̿i̸̩̓n̶̥̜̈́ ̸̜́͌ä̷̖́̄ ̷͍̚s̵̺̈́͌t̷̙̀̌͜ẻ̷̛̺̯w̶͎͇͒

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    This is the first time I’ve wanted potatoes mashed but not because I’m hungry…

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      NO, that’s not right. If they turn green you shouldn’t eat them. If they sprout in darkness, so the sprouts are white, just pluck the sprouts off and peel like normal.

      Just don’t eat green potatoes.

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        Potatoes being green is also unrelated to them sprouting it just happens when they get too much sunlight while growing

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            You’re right I misremebered it. We usually grow our own potatatoes and there are already some green ones in there so I wrongly presumed it was only during growth

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            Because the green indicates that toxins have formed inside the potato from exposure to sunlight

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              Basically the potato wants to protect itself from insects, and so it makes itself un-edible when exposed to sunlight, aka. the surface.

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      For what its worth the photo above is a sweet potato which is different and generally wont become poisonous.

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        Sweet potato leaves can even be eaten, they are nice stir fried with garlic and ginger.

        However never try to eat regular potato leaves, they are poisonous

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          Also probably taste bitter and nasty, I once tried to eat a potato berry when I was younger and before I knew they weren’t edible and it tasted awful. Don’t judge me I was 5 and didn’t know any better, but I definitely know better now.

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    Potatoes can literally kill you with poisonous gas if you store too many of them wrong. It was a real risk when potato cellars were still a thing.