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.
What is Potato Chip?
100
Drinking ___ ______ _____ can help with stomach disorders
and water retention.
What is raw potato juice?
100
Potaoes are part of what deadly family?
What is deadly nightshade?
100
Potatoes contain more _______ than an orange.
What is Vitamin C?
200
In which country was the potato flavors discovered and then carried to Europe?
What is Peru?
200
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.
Who is King Louis XIV?
200
A chemical in the potato ______ might prevent bacteria from attaching to cells.
What is potato peel?
200
Solanine is indeed a poison in large doses, causing everything from gastrointestinal symptoms to hallucinations, ______ and death.
What is paralysis?
200
In October 1995 the potato became the first vegtable to what?
What is grow in space?
300
The first permanent potato patches in North America were established in ____.
What is 1719.
300
What alcoholic beverage is brewed with potatoes?
What is vodka?
300
Putting this on areas affected with arthritis, infections, boils, burns, and sore eyes will help it heal.
What is a raw potato?
300
After eating cooked potatoes, 56 German soldiers experienced _______ poisoning. Though all recovered, in a few cases, jaundice and partial paralysis were observed.
What is solanine?
300
Both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette wore potato ________ to spiff up their outfits.
What are blossoms?
400
In the 1840s a major outbreak of _______, a plant disease, swept through Europe, wiping out the potato crop in many countries/
What is potato blight?
400
In what year were French Fries first served in the U.S?
What is 1801?
400
The Incas believed that potatoes could help heal ______ _____.
What are broken bones?
400
How do you know when solanine is present in a potato?
What is the tuber is turning green?
400
During what famous era were potatoes practically worth their weight in gold.
What is the Klondike Gold Rush
500
______ _____ were introduced to the U.S. when Thomas Jefferson served them in the White House during his Presidency of 1801-1809.
What are French Fries?
500
Collinet, chef for French King Louis Phillipe unintentionally created what potato dish?
What is soufflés (or puffed) potatoes?
500
Medication for dissolving what interacts with potatoes?
What are blood clots?
500
Potatoes contain toxic compounds known as __________.
What is glycoalkaloids?
500
The most expensive species of potatoes are known as ________.