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About Potato:
· potato is the first vegetable grown in outer space · biggest potato weighted 3.2 kg · annual consumption of potato is 33 kgper person · Scots refused eating potatoes, at some point in history, as it was not mentioned in the Bible · in 17th century, Germany's King Federik William ordered the peasants to plant potatoes or have their noses cut off · potatoes contain no fat, they're 80% water · potato is a great source of vitamin C · one of the world's few Potato Museums is located in Washington D.C. and contains over 2,000 potato artifacts Uses: 1) Mashed potatoes - Cook potatoes with their skin peeled of and then mash them, adding milk, butter, salt and pepper. You could also use mustard, egg yolk, nutmeg, grated cheese, olive oil. 2) Fried potatoes - Heat the potatoes in hot oil then lower the temperature and leave to cook, stirring frequently. 3)Chips Peel, cut and dry the potatoes. Cook them in hot oil. 4) Potato salad - Cook the whole potatoes, peel skin, slice them, pour the dressing (olive and vegetable oil, salt, pepper, vinegar) over. You could add sliced onion for better taste. 5) Gnocchi - Peel skin and cut potatoes into cubes, cook. Mash and mix with flour and eggs, salt and pepper to taste. Form balls and boil them 6) Boiled potatoes 7) Roast potatoes - Cut potatoes into small chunks and place in a well-oiled roasting tin that has been preheated in the oven. Cook until they’re golden and crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle. |
8) Baked potatoes - Prick and cover the potatoes in aluminium foil, then bake in the oven at 200°C. Remove the foil and pop the potatoes under the grill for 10 minutes at the end to make the skin nice and crispy. 9) Hash browns - Grate the raw, peeled potatoes into a bowl. Mix in grated onion, salt, pepper and beaten egg. Heat some oil in a frying pan and spoon in portions of the mixture. Make into shapes about 1cm thick. Flip once they’re browned and crispy. 10) Potato wedges - Scrub the potatoes and cut them in half lengthways, repeating until you get even wedges. Place in a bowl with olive oil and stir until coated. Place onto a baking sheet and bake at 200°C for about 30 minutes until golden brown and cooked throughout. 11) Potato dauphinoise - For 1kg of potatoes, use 1 litre of liquid crème fraiche or half milk/half double cream. Cook for 2 hours at 120°C. 12) Potato croquettes 13) Crisps 14) Potato scones 15) Barbeque potatoes 16) Make potato bread Potato drinks: 17) Make vodka 18) Make potato wine Potato desserts: 19) Make ice cream potato 20) Make mock maple syrup 21) Make fritule - A Dalmatian dessert fritters made mostly of potatoes, served hot in special occasions like Christmas or Carnival. Cook the whole potatoes (1/2 kg) and peel off while still hot. Mash them really fine, add 2 eggs, 2 Tbspns of sugar, 200g flour mixed with 1 package of dry yeast, orange and lemon zest, raisins soaked |
in rakija (or other liquer), nutmeg, salt, cinnamon, rakija (or rum, brandy or something similar). Mix all together, and leave for one hour on a warm place. Put vegetable oil on medium low fire, have a glass with oil and spoon close and take the dough into your hand.
Squeeze the dough between the thumb and index finger, and scoop it off with the oily spoon and place in hot oil. Remove from the oil when golden brown. Serve warm with icing sugar. 22) Treat your friends with a potato dessert - During the 18th century, potatoes were served as a dessert, hot and salted, in a napkin. Potato desserts: 19) Make ice cream potato 20) Make mock maple syrup 21) Make fritule - A Dalmatian dessert fritters made mostly of potatoes, served hot in special occasions like Christmas or Carnival. Cook the whole potatoes (1/2 kg) and peel off while still hot. Mash them really fine, add 2 eggs, 2 Tbspns of sugar, 200g flour mixed with 1 package of dry yeast, orange and lemon zest, raisins soaked in rakija (or other liquer), nutmeg, salt, cinnamon, rakija (or rum, brandy or something similar). Mix all together, and leave for one hour on a warm place. Put vegetable oil on medium low fire, have a glass with oil and spoon close and take the dough into your hand. Squeeze the dough between the thumb and index finger, and scoop it off with the oily spoon and place in hot oil. Remove from the oil when golden brown. Serve warm with icing sugar. 22) Treat your friends with a potato dessert - During the 18th century, potatoes were served as a dessert, hot and salted, in a napkin. |
Games & School Projects With Potato: 51) Play hot potato 52) Potato and spoon race 53) Play "The Potato Race", a game from Parker Brothers in 1903. 54) Demonstrate osmosis 55) Demonstrate the test for starch 56) Demonstrate the act of catalase on hydrogen peroxide Unusual Uses of Potato 57) Safely remove broken lightbulbs - Unplug the lamp. Cut a potato widthwise and place it over the broken bulb. Twist, and the rest of the lightbulb should come out easily. 58) Aphrodisiac - People in Shakespeare's time viewed the potato as an aphrodisiac and labeled them "Apples of Love". 59) Make a potato battery - Don't be fooled; those can be very powerful. There are mentions of a Web server and a sound system running on potato power. 60) Make fire with potato. - You'll also need salt, toothpaste, wires, toothpicks, cotton and a knife. But, it really works! |