Historical Potatoes
Who were the first people to enjoy potatoes?
The Incas
In 1853 railroad magnate Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt complained that his potatoes were cut too thick and sent them back to the kitchen at a fashionable resort in Saratoga Springs, NY. This caused the ________ to be invented.
Potato Chip
Drinking ___ ______ _____ can help with stomach disorders and water retention.
Raw potato juice
Potaoes are part of what deadly family?
Deadly nightshade
Potatoes contain more _______ than an orange.
Vitamin C?
In which country was the potato flavors discovered and then carried to Europe?
Peru
A. Parmentier helped _________________ popularize the potato in France in the 18th century. Parmentier created a feast with only potato dishes, a concept he realized was possible when he was imprisoned in Germany and fed only potatoes.
King Louis XIV
A chemical in the potato ______ might prevent bacteria from attaching to cells.
Potato peel
Solanine is indeed a poison in large doses, causing everything from gastrointestinal symptoms to hallucinations, ______ and death.
Paralysis
In October 1995 the potato became the first vegtable to what?
Grow in space
The first permanent potato patches in North America were established in ____.
The 1700's
What alcoholic beverage is brewed with potatoes?
Vodka
Putting this on areas affected with arthritis, infections, boils, burns, and sore eyes will help it heal.
Raw potato
After eating cooked potatoes, 56 German soldiers experienced _______ poisoning. Though all recovered, in a few cases, jaundice and partial paralysis were observed.
Solanine
Both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette wore potato ________ to spiff up their outfits.
Blossoms
In the 1840s a major outbreak of _______, a plant disease, swept through Europe, wiping out the potato crop in many countries/
Potato blight
In what year were French Fries first served in the U.S?
1801
The Incas believed that potatoes could help heal ______ _____.
Broken bones
How do you know when solanine is present in a potato?
The tuber is turning green
During what famous era were potatoes practically worth their weight in gold.
Klondike Gold Rush
______ _____ were introduced to the U.S. when Thomas Jefferson served them in the White House during his Presidency of 1801-1809.
French Fries
Collinet, chef for French King Louis Phillipe unintentionally created what potato dish?
Soufflés (or puffed) potatoes
Medication for dissolving what interacts with potatoes?
Blood clots
Potatoes contain toxic compounds known as __________.
Glycoalkaloids
The most expensive species of potatoes are known as ________.
La Bonnotte Potatoes