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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't buy potatoes ahead of time.  I only buy them the day I will use them because otherwise they will have turned green or brown or shriveled or otherwise turned.  I don't get it.  Potatoes just don't last very long.  [/quote]
Potatoes used to last the whole winter, back in Europe when I was a kid. I come home past 5:30 pm, who wants to go buy potatoes on the day of cooking? But, sure, thanks for the tip, that is what I might have to do anyway.[/quote]

They keep pretty well if they’re fresh/in bruised and stored carefully.  My farmer’s market still has them and they’re obviously late fall’s potatoes still.  I just but a few every week because our market runs through the winter (DC area) but you could also stock up from farmers in the fall.  Just make sure you’re constantly picking over them and eating the least good looking ones first so they don’t have a chance to rot, etc.  If you buy from the grocery store, agree with others: buy from the loose bin and pick out the good ones.[/quote]
Those are all great tips, thanks! Now that I think about it, back in Europe all of our potatoes were from the farmer's market.[/quote]

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