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https://thecounter.org/four-co...source=pocket-newtab
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Who knew a common weed could so political?
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity  |
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| "I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity  |
In over thirty years of poking around the region I have never encountered this potato. I'm going to ask around at the good "farm to table" kind of restaurants in Santa Fe if they have ever tried using them. I'm also intrigued by the map, which shows them growing almost all over the high parts of the state, with the exception of Santa Fe county. Strange. That's where the original Anasazi people moved after the collapse of agriculture in the Chaco region. One wonders why they didn't take 'em with them. | |||
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
More for P*D. Hatch chiles. https://thecounter.org/hatch-g...last-climate-crisis/ I want to visit the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University...
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| "I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity |
Yes, the "Hatch" chile is a lab creation. Each pueblo has its own chiles that the residents claim, naturally, is the best chile around!  I suspect that New Mexico State is busily working to create chile varieties that will tolerate slightly higher temperatures, and if water stays tight I would imagine the pecans and alfalfa will disappear, leaving more more water for chile! I eat lots of chile whenever we're in NM ... breakfast (huevos motuleños, FTW!), lunch (green chile cheeseburger!), and dinner. Well, rarely all of them on the same day! Some places serve margaritas that are infused with Hatch chiles! For instance ... This place's Norteno margarita! | |||
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Thought this person’s description of the potato and it non-usefulness as a foodstuff and potential toxicity problems was interesting. https://www.cultivariable.com/...ato-solanum-jamesii/
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Jodi| Has Achieved Nirvana |
That guy is a real potato geek; the whole site is a gold mine of information about unique veggies! He also mentions the Potato Genebank, which it turns out is in Sturgeon Bay, WI. We used to drive by the facility on our way up to our house; I had no idea it's the center of the USDA Potato Universe.  https://doorcountypulse.com/do...tys-potato-genebank/
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| "I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity |
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| Foregoing Practicing to Post Minor Deity  |
Historically, most nightshades were considered at least potentially poisonous.
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana  |
For centuries, people did not eat tomatoes. They knew the plant was poisonous, so they assumed the fruit was, too. I learned this when I was cooking in the SCA. No tomatoes. They were not used in medieval food.
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