Wholesale Potato: History, Culture & Varieties - Growing & Storing

The Potato : History, culture and varieties - Growing and storing your own - Using potatoes around the home - Favourite ways to eat and drink them - All you need to know in one concise manual Covering every angle of this versatile and beloved vegetable, author Bill Laws takes you through the history of the potato, how it spread around the world, how to grow them, cook them, eat them, and even drink them. At about 100 calories per spud, potatoes are filling, and full of vitamins and minerals, with more Vitamin C than an orange and 60 different kinds of phytochemicals in the skin and juicy insides. Learn how to prepare the potato in ways you would never have imagined, and even learn how to turn this vegetable into cleaning supplies, homeopathic medicine, shoe shine, and more. A fascinating investigation of every facet of this globally adored veggie. (This title may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)