I had to boil potatoes today and the kids said that they'd prefer them peeled first.
So I weighed out the regulation 8 oz per person (275 grams in new money) and peeled them as carefully and gently as possible using an authentic German swivel blade peeler.
Just for the fun of it I weighed the peeled potatoes. To my surprise/horror, I'd lost a quarter by weight.
On the off chance that I'd messed up the original weighing, I then weighed the peelings as well and it all added up nicely.
So maybe they were right, back in the day:
Those who have the will to win,
Cook potatoes in their skin,
Knowing that the sight of peelings,
Deeply hurts Lord Woolton's feelings.
Debate Magazine
If You Peel Potatoes, You Lose a Quarter by Weight.
Posted on the 24 April 2014 by Markwadsworth @Mark_WadsworthAuthor's Latest Articles
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