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Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:32 am
by oldherbaceous
I find that rather reassuring Tigger.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:09 am
by oldherbaceous
Has anyone eaten Marfona potatoes before?
Cook bought a bag of these as a general cooking potato, but when it comes to roasting they are terrible.
I know they are meant to be a slightly waxy potato but,even with all her burning abilities they will not go crispy.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:24 pm
by glallotments
Hurray - our seed potatoes have come from Romans. The same procedure as for you OH - an email yesterday saying they had been dispatched and arrival this afternoon.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:46 pm
by oldherbaceous
That's good news Glallotments, now all we need is some warm weather.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:57 pm
by Clive.
oldherbaceous wrote:That's good news Glallotments, now all we need is some warm weather.
I need some warmer weather....and a delivery from Devon..
Clive.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:01 pm
by oldherbaceous
Dear Clive your delivery from Devon wouldn't be a book titled, "Your pension paper-work made easy", would it.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:09 pm
by Clive.
No...
We have found a letter that we had forgot we had had...and now the sums add up.
...
Clive.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:19 pm
by oldherbaceous
I suppose the sixth nought made a fair difference Clive.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:06 pm
by Clive.
Just to report that my delivery from Devon, referred to higher up this thread, arrived this morning... Arran Pilot, Ambo, Harmony, Merlin...all good seed...now trayed up to chit.....
Clive.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:16 pm
by oldherbaceous
And there endeth another chapter.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:31 pm
by Elle's Garden
oldherbaceous wrote:Has anyone eaten Marfona potatoes before?
Cook bought a bag of these as a general cooking potato, but when it comes to roasting they are terrible.
I know they are meant to be a slightly waxy potato but,even with all her burning abilities they will not go crispy.
Dear OH, our local veg shop has been selling Marfona for the last few weeks. Before buying I asked what they were like, and the man said "they are great potatoes, but not for Roasting - stick with King Edwards for those." So that is what I did - bag of Marfona for the mash, and a few KE for the weekend roast.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:48 pm
by oldherbaceous
Dear Elle, thankyou for that information regarding the potatoes.
Cook will be so pleased that the lack of crunchiness was not down to her cooking abilities.
Re: Potato Buying.
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:19 pm
by Elle's Garden
We cooks must always be kept happy OH