'The potato,' says Dr Pierce....
Apr. 24th, 2006 10:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
whathoDr Pierce's index has an entry for 'Potato, The'! I shall report back after a brief moment.
*A brief moment*
Well, it's pretty good news for the old potato. 'The Potato,' says Dr Pierce, in italics, 'is the most valuable of all fresh vegetables grown in temperate climates. Its flavor is very agreeable, and it contains very important nutritive and medicinal qualities, and is eaten almost daily by nearly every family in North America.'
This is the best bit:
'Until very recently it, with the addition of a little butter-milk or skim-milk, constituted almost the sole diet of the Irish people.'
Then he goes on to talk about turnips.
*A brief moment*
Well, it's pretty good news for the old potato. 'The Potato,' says Dr Pierce, in italics, 'is the most valuable of all fresh vegetables grown in temperate climates. Its flavor is very agreeable, and it contains very important nutritive and medicinal qualities, and is eaten almost daily by nearly every family in North America.'
This is the best bit:
'Until very recently it, with the addition of a little butter-milk or skim-milk, constituted almost the sole diet of the Irish people.'
Then he goes on to talk about turnips.
