A statement was made on the PBS program that the Irish economy thrived because of the potato ;that, the Irish had the full nutritional diet with just the potato and milk ! Wow, cheap enough!
> 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.
>> 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".
> Rod Speed wrote >> sr wrote >>> 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".
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:58:45 -0400, sr wrote: > A statement was made on the PBS program that the Irish economy thrived > because of the potato ;that, the Irish had the full nutritional diet > with just the potato and milk ! Wow, cheap enough!
In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked potatoes and Miller Lite.
Zuke wrote: > On Thu, 29 Oct 2009, Rod Speed wrote:
>> sr wrote
>>> 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".
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.
frater mus wrote: > On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:58:45 -0400, sr wrote:
>> A statement was made on the PBS program that the Irish economy thrived >> because of the potato ;that, the Irish had the full nutritional diet >> with just the potato and milk ! Wow, cheap enough!
> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked > potatoes and Miller Lite.
>> A statement was made on the PBS program that the Irish economy thrived >> because of the potato ;that, the Irish had the full nutritional diet >> with just the potato and milk ! Wow, cheap enough!
> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked > potatoes and Miller Lite.
> She was a little strange. 0000000000
She wasn't drinking that potato? I love a salad with my baked potato. I believe the potato produces serotonin, that is like a tranquilizer, Not the word I wanted, but it has a calming effect on some people.
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 ===
>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked >> potatoes and Miller Lite.
>> She was a little strange. > 0000000000
> She wasn't drinking that potato? > I love a salad with my baked potato. I believe the potato produces > serotonin, that is like a > tranquilizer, Not the word I wanted, but it has a calming effect on some > people. >> -- >> L.V.X., brother mouse
> sr <solo...@uninets.net> wrote >> frater mus <pan2009.frater...@spamgourmet.net> wrote > 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 > ===
>>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked >>> potatoes and Miller Lite.
>>> She was a little strange. >> 0000000000
>> She wasn't drinking that potato? >> I love a salad with my baked potato. I believe the potato produces >> serotonin, that is like a >> tranquilizer, Not the word I wanted, but it has a calming effect on >> some people.
> 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 > ===
>>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked >>> potatoes and Miller Lite.
>>> She was a little strange. >> 0000000000
>> She wasn't drinking that potato? >> I love a salad with my baked potato. I believe the potato produces >> serotonin, that is like a >> tranquilizer, Not the word I wanted, but it has a calming effect on some >> people. >>> -- >>> L.V.X., brother mouse
sr wrote: > "sr" <solo...@uninets.net> wrote in message > news:5e505$4aebbdda$ccb5842f$7634@ispn.net... > along with your potato and milk, you will need oatmeal to combat molybdenum deficients
Nope, the irish didnt bother and did fine without that.
>> 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 >> ===
>>>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only >>>> baked potatoes and Miller Lite.
>>>> She was a little strange. >>> 0000000000
>>> She wasn't drinking that potato? >>> I love a salad with my baked potato. I believe the potato produces >>> serotonin, that is like a >>> tranquilizer, Not the word I wanted, but it has a calming effect on >>> some people. >>>> -- >>>> L.V.X., brother mouse
>>> 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 >>> ===
>>>>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only >>>>> baked potatoes and Miller Lite.
>>>>> She was a little strange. >>>> 0000000000
>>>> She wasn't drinking that potato? >>>> I love a salad with my baked potato. I believe the potato produces >>>> serotonin, that is like a >>>> tranquilizer, Not the word I wanted, but it has a calming effect on >>>> some people. >>>>> -- >>>>> L.V.X., brother mouse
Oatmeal was one of their staples, along with other grains, at one time, but I was saying today, to prevent the molybdenum defeciencies , to have oatmeal along with the potato and milk. No doubt, during hard times the Irish probably only had potatoes and survived. The potato was called a lumpard descriptive word I just caught the beginning of the program tracing the various potatoes from Andies to Europe, the various kinds, the blight, etc. Very interesting, who would have thought the common potato could be so interesting. Now, it seems history will repeat itsself as McDonald's only uses one type of potato that they request to be planted where ever their business happens to be, therefore, experts are afraid the limited type of potato will cause the potato to go through what happened in Ireland. 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 see what you meant about the grain being shipped to England, they could pay a higher price than the poor Irish. Boy, that would get your Irish up!
>>>> 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 ===
>>>>>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only >>>>>> baked potatoes and Miller Lite.
>>>>>> She was a little strange. >>>>> 0000000000
>>>>> She wasn't drinking that potato? >>>>> I love a salad with my baked potato. I believe the potato >>>>> produces serotonin, that is like a >>>>> tranquilizer, Not the word I wanted, but it has a calming effect >>>>> on some people. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> L.V.X., brother mouse > Oatmeal was one of their staples, along with other grains, at one > time, but I was saying today, to prevent the molybdenum defeciencies > , to have oatmeal along with the potato and milk. No doubt, during > hard times the Irish probably only had potatoes and survived. The > potato was called a lumpard descriptive word I just caught the > beginning of the program tracing the various potatoes from Andies to > Europe, the various kinds, the blight, etc. Very interesting, who > would have thought the common potato could be so interesting. Now, > it seems history will repeat itsself as McDonald's only uses one type > of potato that they request to be planted where ever their business > happens to be, therefore, experts are afraid the limited type of > potato will cause the potato to go through what happened in Ireland.
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.
> I see what you meant about the grain being shipped to England, they > could pay a higher price than the poor Irish. Boy, that would get > your Irish up!
> frater mus wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:58:45 -0400, sr wrote:
>>> A statement was made on the PBS program that the Irish economy thrived >>> because of the potato ;that, the Irish had the full nutritional diet >>> with just the potato and milk ! Wow, cheap enough!
>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked >> potatoes and Miller Lite. She was a little strange. > 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 !
>>>> A statement was made on the PBS program that the Irish economy thrived >>>> because of the potato ;that, the Irish had the full nutritional diet >>>> with just the potato and milk ! Wow, cheap enough!
>>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked >>> potatoes and Miller Lite. She was a little strange.
>> 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 !
-- Was she walking around? What shape was she in? how old? 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 did she eat of this? curious, again
>>>>> A statement was made on the PBS program that the Irish economy >>>>> thrived because of the potato ;that, the Irish had the full >>>>> nutritional diet with just the potato and milk ! Wow, cheap >>>>> enough!
>>>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only >>>> baked potatoes and Miller Lite. She was a little strange.
>>> Was she bipolar? >> 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.
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