To eat these potatoes?

[WallToWallBastards]

There may be a tiny little bit of mouldy stuff on the sprouty bits but they're not soft or green inside. Can I eat them? Will I die horribly?

[WorraLiberty]

Meh! That's what normal potatoes looked like when I was growing up

My Dad used to buy a huge sack from the local farm and by the time you got midway through, they all looked like that.

Eat them.

[mrsjskelton]

My potatoes always look like this!!

[winchester1]

We grow our own potatoes and they look fine to me.

But maybe think a bit more about where to store them next time.

[londonrach]

Thats what potatoes look like! If green, soft throw them

[Squiff85]

Thats normal to me!

[WallToWallBastards]

I thought so! My grandad does not believe in use by dates or binning anything so I'm sure I've eaten much worse than that. I always cut the sprouty bits out but had a wobble about the mould.

[x2boys]

I do I. Just cut all the sprouty things off and don't tell dh

[WallToWallBastards]

It'll go lovely with my slightly out of date reduced salad and mayo that's been out of the fridge for a few days but hasn't killed me yet

[x2boys]

It will dh doesn't know half of what he eats is slightly out of date he would be horrified

[Jelliebabe1]

Yep eat them! There was a potato advert recently that said "you don't have to throw me outty even if I go sprouty!". Lol I think it was from love food hate waste.

[gingerboy1912]

Yep that's what my spuds look like most of the time.

[FirstWeTakeManhattan]

This week, we've eaten soft potatoes with 10 inch stalks on them that were harvested about 6 months ago.

I won't eat green ones, but otherwise not very fussy!

[DiscoDancer]

Why shouldn't you eat green potatoes? might have cooked some on Sunday because I couldn't be arsed to nip to the shops

[FirstWeTakeManhattan]

Don't worry Disco, you'll be fine. I often chop off the green bits, but not all. You'd know by now if they'd disagreed with you

[acasualobserver]

Why shouldn't you eat green potatoes?

The green parts are poisonous. I believe, in sufficient quantities, they could, theoretically, kill you. However, a vigorous peeling is usually enough to put you out of danger.

[winchester1]

You have to eat quite a lot of green bits for it to be a problem though.

[Candypops14]

I can't even touch a sprouty potato

[scribblegirl]

I think green potatoes are kind of like daddy long legses - poisonous, but you'd need so much/many to overwhelm a human that it's practically negligible

[DiscoDancer]

Daddy long legs are poisonous? Since when?!?!

[imwithspud]

I would eat them provided they're not squidgy. Once they become soft they're past it imo.

[Canyouforgiveher]

normal looking potato. just peel it.

Does anyone know anyone at all - even someone's aunt's friend - who has been poisoned from eating green potatoes?

[scribblegirl]

Sorry Disco - googled it just now and it appears to be a myth. False alarm!!

www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.asp

(sorry all)