Potato Uses Highlight Simple, Portable Food Source
An overview notes potatoes are easy to carry and cook. Workers in fields once roasted them under smoldering stalks, illustrating diverse uses of this staple.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1992
Page
12
Planting Potatoes and Eye Buds
The eye of a potato is a potato bud. Eyes sprout and can be planted with a small attached piece to grow a potato plant. Farmers typically plant small potatoes grown for this purpose.
The Potato and Ireland History Revealed
The potato’s spread to Ireland by 1650 and its rise as a staple by the 1800s shaped Ireland and the United States. A blight in 1845 devastated crops, causing mass deaths and forcing thousands to emigrate to America.
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Potato Health and Consumption Facts
The potato is portrayed as a healthy food rich in vitamins minerals and protein. An 8 ounce baked or boiled potato has about 100 calories and Americans average 124 pounds of potatoes eaten per year. Potatoes appear in roughly one of every three American meals.
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