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[poachedegg]

Sorry didn't know where to post.

 

I have bought a sack of potatoes from the Farm Shop today. Have just opened them to do some batch cooking and the skins are greenish.

 

When I have peeled them they look normal.

 

I have googled green potatoes - and all the articles say that they could be poisinous in large quantities, however they all imply that this is if the inside is green - which mine aren't.

 

Anybody help me out before I make humungous amounts of mash, wedges and chips?

[Mrs Frugal]

We've peeled and eaten some of ours which were green on the outside just on the skin and we're still here to tell the tale . I wouldn't eat anything that was so green that you couldn't cut it out or peel it off though.

[poachedegg]

Thanks Kate - it is just the skin - just healthy white potato inside

[Mrs Frugal]

Sounds just like the batch of our potatoes which I forgot to put in a dark place! The skins went green but the flesh was lovely and white beneath it when I peeled them. The potatoes were delicious

[Spike-J]

As far as I know potatoes are green when they aren't earthed up enough when they are growing so yes its a reaction to light levels.

For years I've just peeled off the green bits (and probably have eaten the odd slightly green one).

As yet no harm done.

I suspect there probably have to be significant quantities eaten