Recipes: Choosing, Storing and Using Fresh Produce

Potatoes

Choose: Firm and fairly smooth potatoes. Avoid potatoes that have sprouted or have wilted or wrinkled skin, cut surfaces, green or dark areas.

Store: In a cool, humid (but not wet), dark place. Do not wash before storing. Do not refrigerate.

How to use: Wash well. Potatoes can be steamed, boiled, baked or microwaved.

For more recipes, nutrition, and preparation information, visit the Potatoes, Bulletin #4179 – part of UMaine Extension’s Vegetables and Fruits for Health series.

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For more information about Maine Harvest for Hunger, contact your county Extension office or email us: extension.harvestforhunger@maine.edu.