> A statement was made on the PBS program that the Irish economy thrived because of the potato
In fact its much more complicated than that and the english
continued to export grain grown there even when the irish
were starving during the potato blight famine.
> ;that, the Irish had the full nutritional diet with just the potato and milk ! Wow, cheap enough!
Yeah, and easy to grow potatoes yourself too.
Not sure you really need the milk to have
an adequate diet, particularly for adults.
I do eat quite a few potatoes, but always as veg with meat.
But then I'm rolling in it and can eat anything I like.
Rice is pretty cheap too, except when its price has spiked due to drought etc.
That PBS show is based on a great book called "The Botany of Desire".
In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked
potatoes and Miller Lite.
She was a little strange.
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L.V.X., brother mouse
I completely enjoyed the exploitation of such a fallacy as artfully
as it was done. Excellent entertainment, leading to much provocation
of thought.
One method used for a long time is "thesis, antithesis, synthesis" and
I think this qualified for that program.
If you have Netflix, it will soon be streamed.
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Les Cargill
Was she bipolar?
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Les Cargill
About Potatoes:
still cheap
The potato is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. One medium
potato provides a healthy dose of magnesium, iron, potassium, fiber, vitamin
C and niacin. 4 g of protein, 2.13 sugars,3.6 fiber size 2 1/4"
==========but----Genetically altered potatoes now being grown actually
produce their own insecticide.,( or was, at this time. the greeners
protested the Monsanto altered potato. This genetic alterning was done to
discourage the potato bug, to reduce chemical spray. A lot of chemicals go
into the dirt so, potato being a root veg, is going to be absorbed into the
potato. But the protesters, got it off the market, therefore, ---you know
the rest
===
> About Potatoes:
> still cheap
And very easy to grow too. Not even any starting cost, you can
grow them from the discards that have sprouted or have gone
green or even from the peelings or just the eyes from what you eat.
> The potato is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. One medium
> potato provides a healthy dose of magnesium, iron, potassium, fiber,
> vitamin C and niacin. 4 g of protein, 2.13 sugars,3.6 fiber size 2
> 1/4" ==========but----Genetically altered potatoes now being grown
> actually produce their own insecticide.,( or was, at this time. the
> greeners protested the Monsanto altered potato. This genetic
> alterning was done to discourage the potato bug, to reduce chemical
> spray. A lot of chemicals go into the dirt so, potato being a root
> veg, is going to be absorbed into the potato. But the protesters,
> got it off the market, therefore, ---you know the rest
> ===
Its still available if you want it.
>> She was a little strange.
> Was she bipolar?
She was unipolar: lethargic.
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L.V.X., brother mouse
> along with your potato and milk, you will need oatmeal to combat molybdenum deficients
Nope, the irish didnt bother and did fine without that.
Nope, essentially because McDs only takes a tiny subset of the potatoes grown.
> the lumper and the cup made up the staple for 3 million Irish,the
> limited gene variation opened the potato up to decimation of the
> plant. At one time they grew a dozen varieties, 200 years earlier,
> plus a variety of grains, but the diversity had disappeared by the
> time of the famine.
I dont believe that is right, they werent down to just one at that time.
> Was she bipolar?
> Les Cargill
There was a case reported some time ago here in the u.k., of an old lady
who confounded nuitritionists and others; when they discovered that for the
last umpteen years she had only eaten tinned rice pudding !
>> There was a case reported some time ago here in the u.k., of an old
>> lady who confounded nuitritionists and others; when they discovered
>> that for the last umpteen years she had only eaten tinned rice pudding !
> Was she walking around?
Yep.
> What shape was she in?
Rather skinny.
> how old?
Way past her useby date.
> all kinds of rice cures, but not for a life long intake, goodness
> She has the milk, probably eggs in the pudding and the rice. How much didhe eat of this?
Nothing else.
> curious, again
Dont forget what that did to the cat.
And you had a line with just -- on it in front of your
'contribution' so it got treated as your sig and deleted.