History of Potatoes...

[Nicos]

I found this earlier and thought I'd share it with you!

This bit I found amusing!..
"The potato was carried on to Italy and England about 1585...... Wherever the potato was introduced, it was considered weird, poisonous, and downright evil.
In France and elsewhere, the potato was accused of causing not only leprosy, but also syphilis, narcosis, scronfula, early death, sterillity, and rampant sexuality, and of destroying the soil where it grew"

...always worth keeping an open mind eh???

History of Potatoes, Potato History, Legends of Potatoes, Irish Potato Famine

[veggiechicken]

I found this earlier and thought I'd share it with you!

This bit I found amusing!..
"The potato was carried on to Italy and England about 1585...... Wherever the potato was introduced, it was considered weird, poisonous, and downright evil.
In France and elsewhere, the potato was accused of causing not only leprosy, but also syphilis, narcosis, scronfula, early death, sterillity, and rampant sexuality, and of destroying the soil where it grew"

...always worth keeping an open mind eh???

History of Potatoes, Potato History, Legends of Potatoes, Irish Potato Famine

Wish I'd seen this before I had a jacket potato for lunch
At first glance I thought it included a list of flowers

[VirginVegGrower]

Blimey! Everybody avoid VC! No wonder she's flirty x mwah x
Although the French men always have to have an excuse don't they

[veggiechicken]

Remind me what you've just had for lunch VVG

[Plot10]

I read a really interesting book on the history of the potato a couple of years ago - the title in itstelf is intriguing. Link below but I borrowed mine from the library.

Propitious Esculent: The Potato in World History: John Reader: 9780434013180: Amazon.com: Books

[VirginVegGrower]

Remind me what you've just had for lunch VVG

Shhhhhhhhh! Tell tale

[Aberdeenplotter]

I found this earlier and thought I'd share it with you!


rampant sexuality

I no understand.

[Nicos]

I no understand.

...you clearly don't eat enough spuds then!!!!

[Aberdeenplotter]

fwippin eck, I've eaten more chips than you could throw a stick at and rampant sexuality isn't one of the side effects.

[Nicos]

Have you checked for leprosy recently?

[Aberdeenplotter]

is the wouldn't touch that with a stick comment coming next?

[Potstubsdustbins]

Think I'll keep out of this one that VC would only misconstrue any thing I said.


Potty

[VirginVegGrower]

I no understand.

Time to diversify on your roots honey

[veggiechicken]

Think I'll keep out of this one that VC would only misconstrue any thing I said.


Potty

Go on Potty, tell us about your spuds

[Aberdeenplotter]

Time to diversify on your roots honey

shoosh you, don't you remember the character Tom Conti played in the film Shirley Valentine and how he denied what he wanted and thus got it