Found A Lovely New 'breed' Of Potato Called 'picasso' At The Farmshop

[Iluvspikey]

Just bought a 25KG sack for £7.00. The lady in the farm shop said they are being grown all over Kent, Devon and Somerset so you should come across them in your supermarket

A good all-rounder, chips and roasts beautifully, crispy and golden on the outside and fluffy smooth inside, and doesn't boil away in the water, makes lovely 'silky' smooth mash and baked.
Boiled and roasted some on Sunday, and just made mash with them for a shepherds pie tonight. Thought I'd pass it on, fed up of potatoes flaking and boiling in the water.

[ummmm]

I only use roosters.

[WELSHYORKIE]

Don't know if we'll get them up here, spikey, but I will keep an eye out for them

[society]

I love potatoes, and any kind and cooked anyhow.

[Iluvspikey]

I used to use Maris Piper for chips and roast, Bard for baking, King Edward for mash, that was when I could get them, I've tried Roosters, but they went quite small and grown in Scotand could be a supply problem. Just thought I'd pass on a bit of info

[AlwaysConfused]

same as ummmm, i only tend to use roosters, but I'll keep my eye out for these. 7 quid for 25kg is a bargain.

[Iluvspikey]

That's a farm shop just passed Belbroughton where they grow them AC, I get a net cooking onions (10kg in weight) and some new season carrots about 15lb 6 nice parsnips and a swede and a lovely big carrier bag of spring greens two huge big bunches of fresh coriander and two packs of Asparagus (and the spuds) came to £26.70 - lovely and fresh I keep them on shelf in the garage where it's cool and airey

[Iluvspikey]

when i said just, it was Saturday, I'm sorry Triggerhippy, have I done something wrong? I just thought if ther people saw them and were uncertain about them, a little info might help

[cazzz1975]

where about in belbroughton spikey?, I go round that way occasionally myself

[friedgreentomato]

I prefer Combers for boiled, roasties.

[Old_Geezer]

I use big ones for baking in their jackets. Err..... That's it.

[Iluvspikey]

More Hartlebury, nr Strourport, Cazz. Bells Farm shop

http://www.bellsfarmshop.co.uk/

[DTCwordfan]

Hi, how are you, Iluvespuddy......

have you tried them with a gratin or dauphinoise yet?

[carrust]

I tried them early on this year & tried to get some to grow in my allotment...no chance:-( They are an excellent spud!

[Iluvspikey]

DTC - Au gratin actually means sprinkled with breadcrumbs and cheese and grilled..if, like I said they'll boil ok and roast ok then they'll dauphinoise ok!

Oh Thank you Carrust! I love it whe somebody backs me up - I'm sorry you do not have the right soil - I wish I could send you some!

[carrust]

Spikey. I meant to say I couldn't get any seed potatoes to put in my allotment.

[society]

Spikey, now I understand why you cook so much - you buy lots of fresh, produce from a farm.

[horseshoes]

Welshie, I wish that our local supermarkets stocked those lovely Anglesey potatoes.