Purple Potato

[djarenspace9]

I know I have heard someone rave about a purple potato that squirrels love.
I saw some at the produce store today, never had seen any before.
I bought one and hope it's the right kind. It was only identified as "purple potato" :rotfl

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

ewe you go first.. I don't feed anything I wont eat:rotfl

[island rehabber]

They are called 'yama' in the Mexican markets and now even in my grocery store. Squirrels LOVE them raw. They are delicious and if you try even a raw chunk you'll love it. (I can't keep my BF from stealing the squirrels' yama chunks:D)

[mpetys]

I have been buying some purple potatoes recently but I don't think they are the same as the yama's IR mentioned. What I have been buying is more like a potato than a yam and the flesh is purple as well. Below is a picture I founD of what I have been buying called purple potato.

[mpetys]

Just to clarify, I have not fed these purple potatoes to the squirrels! Just to us humans!

[djarenspace9]

Hmmm okay I bought the one Michele is referring to.
It's purple inside.
So I guess I'm eating a purple potato today :D

[island rehabber]

whoops, sorrreeee! Don't know much about purple potatoes, then! They do look like the ones used for Jet Blue's famous blue potato chips, which are both blue and purple.....:dono:tilt

[Jackie in Tampa]

the colorful potatoes are high in anti oxidants...
they are expensive too!

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

Purple Potato = Purple Squirrel?

[island rehabber]

:goodpost:jump:goodpost

[djarenspace9]

Purple Potato = Purple Squirrel?
:rotfl

[CritterMom]

I wouldn't. Raw white potato has toxic substances - these purples are TRUE potatoes and until I see differently, I would treat them the same. Sweet potatoes are NOT potatoes, despite the name, nor are yams...

You can make some really gnarly looking mashed potatoes with the purples...

[djarenspace9]

No worries, CM...I would not give any potatoes to my kids.
That's why I wanted to double check and just go the one.
I will make myself something interesting with it, hope it tastes good! :D

Edit: I abbreviated for Critter Mom the letters C and M and got a hilarious result above..

CM

[Skul]

No worries, CM...I would not give any potatoes to my kids.
That's why I wanted to double check and just go the one.
I will make myself something interesting with it, hope it tastes good! :D

Edit: I abbreviated for Critter Mom the letters C and M and got a hilarious result above..
CM
Trust me, you're not the only one that's been caught by that. :rofl4

I'll bet those spuds are hoot when they're mashed. :D
Oooo ooo ooo, just a thought.
Next time anybody does white gravy with chicken. Green food color to go with the purple mashed spuds. :jump

[CritterMom]

My kicking line. Every time my eye spies those guys in a post I know somebody is taking about me!!

[Skul]

My kicking line. Every time my eye spies those guys in a post I know somebody is taking about me!!
We don't talk about you unless it's behind your back. :poke

[djarenspace9]

The purple potato gets two thumbs up! :thumbsup

I make this cabbage dish that's cooked with potato, carrots and onions.
I threw in the purple dude and was a bit dubious at first,
not really impressed by the look and feel of this strange tuber at first.

Once cooked, it's sweet and has a lovely texture.
It was a nice contrast to the 5 ordinary potatoes in the mix.

Purple potatoes make me wiggle :wiggle

[island rehabber]

Purple potatoes make me wiggle :wiggle

:rotfl:rotfl