"A diet that consists predominantly of rice leads to the use of opium,
just as a diet that consists predominantly of potatoes leads to the use of liquor."
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), German philosopher
"What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow."
A. A. Milne (1882-1956),
popular children's author
"My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with."
Oprah Winfrey, television personality
If beef's the king of meat, potato's the queen of the garden world.
Irish Saying
"Only two things in this world are too serious to be jested on, potatoes and matrimony."
Irish saying
"None for me. I appreciate the potato only as a protection against famine; except for that, I know of nothing more eminently tasteless."
Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), French politician and wroter on gastronomy
"For me, a plain baked potato is the most delicious one....It is soothing and enough."
M. F. K Fisher (Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher) 1908-1992), American food critic and writer |
