The Great Potato Book [Paperback]

Florence Fabricant (Author)

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Potatoes make up a significant part of the Northern European diet. But until recently, they appeared in America's supermarkets in just a few basic forms: bakers and boilers. Now shoppers have choices among fingerlings, purple-fleshed beauties, and ultra-whites, to name but a few of the spud varieties generally available. The perplexed may turn for guidance to Florence Fabricant's The Great Potato Book . Fabricant provides a photograph of each variety, a description of that potato's salient characteristics, and a recipe or two designed to make best use of that variety's singular advantages. She also assembles lists of substitute potato varieties when the one in the recipe temporarily disappears from the markets. Mark Knoblauch
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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580081851
• ISBN-13: 978-1580081856
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,730,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Spud Book, December 8, 2006

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Spudman (Pasadena, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Potato Book (Paperback)

Any spudophile will love this book. A lengthy but fascinating introduction relates the history of the noble potato as well as useful tips for cooking and storing. Numerous types of potatoes are described in detail, each accompanied by illustrations and pertinent recipes.
The odd configuration of the book is unique and the spud photo on the cover looks as real as imaginable.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Potato-riffic!, February 23, 2009

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YankeeChick "Yankee" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Potato Book (Paperback)

Interesting history, good reviews of all the different types of potatoes, mostly doable recipes. Tried a couple & they were good.

1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cool potatoes, February 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Great Potato Book (Paperback)

i never knew there were that much potatos!