Friday, June 29, 2007

The Westport Potato Count

Date recorded: June 28, 2007
Location: Westport SuperValu, County Mayo, Ireland
Time: 2:27pm
Weather: Unrelenting rain

Chilled, Ready-to-heat: 2 varieties.

Fresh: 25 varieties, including Queens,
Roosters, Golden Wonder, Irish New Season,
Kerrs Pink, Wilson Wonder Baby Roasting Prepack,
Wonder Brushed, Wonder Washed.

Heat-n-Eat Deli: 5 varieties

Cold Deli: 4 varieties.

Frozen: 33 varieties, including Gaelic
Potato Bits, Luxury Mashed, Wicked Wedges,
Potato Waffles, Family Chunky Oven Chips,
Unislim Oven Chips, Straight Cut Homestyle Fries.

Soup: 3 varieties.

And 3 varieties of Potato Farls.

Grand total of 73 different incarnations
of potatoes, and this does not include
potato chips.

6 comments:

  1. but... more details? I want to know the taste of each & every.
    Yes, that's right.

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  2. Sometimes it seems like you're the only faithful reader I have!
    We've tasted a few varieties -- there are often two or three potato incarnations served at dinner.....

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  3. Sometimes it seems like you're the only faithful reader I have!
    We've tasted a few varieties -- there are often two or three potato incarnations served at dinner.....

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  4. Never fear, T, I read and savor every word!

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