monster potato
What would you say if you ran across a 7 pound, 13 ounce potato in your garden? Pretty impressed? That’s the current official Guinness Book record holder as the world’s heaviest potato.
But the current BBC News Magazine site has a story on a farmer’s find in his field that blows away the current record holder. This specimen reportedly weighs in at 24.9 pounds (11.3 kilos), and was produced with “no fertilizer or other chemicals,” according to the story. [ image source ]
From my calculations, this potato, if mashed and served at a holiday meal, would feed anywhere from 50 to 125 eaters, depending on how many of them are still doing the Atkins Diet. I’m afraid that, even with my extended family, I’d have a lot of leftovers…
December 09 2008 | Categories: gardening | Tags: potatoes • vegetables | 2 Comments »
