some of potato's merits are being a good source of vitamin C
Isn't vitamin C largely destroyed by heat?
Some. About half. Enough remains to keep a poor Irishman from
getting scurvy in times gone by.
Most likely back then they didn't live long
enough to have to worry about scurvy.
Vegetables loose vitamin C from:
-1-oxygenation, both from aging in the open air after being
harvested and mashing or pureeing them after they're cooked.
-2- high heat
-3- being water soluble, leaching into the cooking liquid when boiled.
So the healthiest way to prepare them is to steam them in their skins
or boil them and save the cooking water for soups, gravies and
breadmaking.
From that info it would seem that eating them raw
might be a good idea, but then there are those
solanine alkaloids to worry about (I don't worry
about them but don't eat many potatoes to begin with).
Still, I prefer to pan fry, deep fry, roast and bake them much of
the time.
For me, crisp and greasy are the only positive
features of a potato.
Title: Scurvy Cure
One might substitute grapefruit juice for the lime
and call it a "Scurvy dog."
Raw potato salad
categories: vegan, side, what were they thinking?
Potatoes
Celery
Onions
Veganaise
Celtic salt
Very short way to make potato salad.
Peel potatoes and quarter lengthwise.
Using the fine slicer or shredder on your food
processor, cut up the potatoes. It is important
that they are very small or very thin.
Add celery and onions, thinly sliced.
Use enough Veganaise for the amount of veggies used.
Celtic salt to taste and marinate overnight. Sprinkle
the top with paprika. Tip: A little turmeric or dry
mustard added to the dressing is good.
From The Hallelujah Diet
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