Subject: I tried different potatoes
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: Jerry Roush (roush_jerry at htc.honeywell.com)
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 13:21:36 +0000
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Saturday night I was going to make a potato side dish for dinner, and stumbled across a couple of different varieties at the local Safeway: "purple", and Yukon Gold. We also had "new" red potatoes (2" dia). I peeled, quartered and boiled 'em. Sprinkled with a little olive oil, salt, oregano and black pepper...MMmmmm :-9
My wife liked the purple best, with a texture between russets and reds. But I think the Yukon gold were more "buttery" in flavor and texture.
I have a few left over, they might make good chips!
From: Nancy Young (qwerty5 at ix.netcom.com)
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 15:42:49 -0500
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Jerry Roush wrote:
> But I think the Yukon gold were more "buttery" in flavor and texture.
Yikes! Ron brought home Yukon potatoes a few weeks ago to make mashed potatoes. Were they GOOD! I had the leftovers for lunch the next day ... a quick zap in the microwave, a stir and ... heaven ...
From: maryf (maryf at earthlink.net)
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 20:47:38 -0500
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Jerry Roush wrote:
> My wife liked the purple best, with a texture between russets and reds.
> But I think the Yukon gold were more "buttery" in flavor and texture.
Ah, toss out your wife :-) the Yukon golds are the best!!! ANd buttery is a perfect description! The purple ones make really great mashed potatoes at halloween! :-)
From: heather at spam.orpheum.com (Heather)
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 18:36:49 GMT
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Do yukon gold potatoes taste like sweet potatoes?
I dont like sweet potatoes.
From: Nancy Young (qwerty5 at ix.netcom.com)
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 21:57:22 -0500
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Heather wrote:
> I dont like sweet potatoes.
No! Not at all, at least to me ... they are like buttery potatoes, not sweet ... just get a couple, and try for yourself. I have no idea if you like mashed potatoes, but if you do, just try them with the Yukons.
From: mardi at wctravel.com (Mardi)
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 19:08:26 GMT
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>Do yukon gold potatoes taste like sweet potatoes?
Nope. They taste like potatoes with butter already added. They are a real boon for people like me living a low-fat lifestyle. I make mashed potatoes out of them with garlic, chicken broth and non-fat sour cream. They taste just like regular mashed potatoes and have absolutely no fat!
I also like the way they cook in soups and stews. They don't seem to fall apart as readily as do regular russet type potatoes.
My only complaint is that they can be quite expensive. But, I think they are worth the price.
From: selk at midway.uchicago.edu (lori ann selke)
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 18:11:38 GMT
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>Do yukon gold potatoes taste like sweet potatoes?
No, Yukon Golds taste like...potatoes. They're not sweet, but their texture is very smooth and rich. Creamy, buttery (as previous posters have described) in feel.
From: valerie at nbnet.nb.ca (Val-Anne)
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 13:00:04 GMT
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Two years ago the rfc gurus were talking about Yukon Gold, I had never tried them. I was not a potato person. So I thought I'd give them a try. Went out and bought a small bag, to my wonder and delight, loved the beautiful golden color and the taste was out of this world.
My SO who grew up on home grown, plain old white potatoes, went out and bought 10 pounds of Yukon Gold to plant in the garden. He planted one row of Gold to see how they would do. We had a bumper crop, but with only one row we started to run short in February. So he started to bring less and less Gold out of the basement and more and more white. When asked why, he told me he was saving what was left for planting in the spring. He then planted three rows and we very happy with the outcome.
Needless to say we have only these golden beauties on our plates now.
From: kwilhite at ezinfo.ucs.indiana.edu (kevin john wilhite)
Date: 8 Jan 1998 16:04:18 GMT
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For more info on spuds see:
http://www.spud.co.uk/producer/prodframe.htm [archive.org]
From: Nancy K (NancyKY at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 10:42:26 -0800
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My husband grew up on a farm in Germany, where they had many varieties of potatoes.
In Germany, they have lots of different types of storage potatoes and new potatoes with less starch, more moisture . They do not store so long so you have to use them fast. (Best thing: right out of the ground) Those white starchy ones have their place, mind you, for various soups and for mashing.
There are really a variety of potatoes available, I am just wondering why we don't see more of them.
But oh, for a plate a fresh new golden Yukons. They are also good in potato salads as they are good boilers and hold their shape.
From: Bernhard Schopper (webweave at cais.com)
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 06:57:42 -0500
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I boil new "red" potatoes with the peel, then allowing them to cool after slightly undercooked.Once cooled, I slice them and quickly fry the slices in olive oil and add browned, sauteed onions. Goes nicely with Bratwurst and sauerkraut.
Bernie