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On 25/05/04 21:18 +0100, Eemeli Aro wrote: > I've recently gotten into making fruit smoothies, largely by the > let's-toss-these-fruits-in-the-blender-and-see-what-happens type of > method. The results, I'm pleased to say, have been rather good. Now, my > partner has enjoyed them even more than I have, on account of her not > having to do anything to get a freshly prepared smoothie in front of her. > > Earlier today, while shopping, she came to me with a rather large bag of > potatoes and declared them "very good for making smoothies". On her > part, this was a joke -- but I've gotten it into my head to take her > seriously and try to make a potato smoothie. > > But there's a problem. I have no idea how to make one work. The closest > things I've managed to find online are a sweet potato smoothie base at > http://www.vegetarianbaby.com/recipes/sweetpotatosmoothiebase.shtml and > an obscure reference near the bottom of this page at a Norwegian site > http://www.narinytt.no/index.php?iid=8&RecID=8&type=l (search for > "potato" on the page). > > I've got a gut feeling that making it savoury instead of sweet is the > first step in making it edible; a kind of vaguely currylike taste might > fit. I also have no problems tossing in any other fruits or vegetables, > as long as there's at least some potato in there somewhere. Oh, and I've > got 1.5 kg of potatoes to play around with. The immediate thought is along the lines of tomato juice (mmm. bloody mary) - effectively a savoury drink, and great when spiced up with tabasco, worcester sauce etc. Of course, tomato has a stronger flavour than potato generally does - but perhaps you could co-opt a few of the little red darlings for your smoothie. The other thing I wonder about is how you'll actually make the potato, well, smooth. They're pretty hard when it comes down to it (although carrots have a similar rooty consistency, and carrot juice works fine). Even so, you're heading for a glass of mashed potato if it all goes wrong... :-)
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