Comments on: I’ve Got Blue Potatoes

By: Little Storping-in-the-Swuff » More Blue Potatoes

Little Storping-in-the-Swuff » More Blue Potatoes — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:19:13 +0000

[...] though I am after the conroversy stirred up last time I had to post a picture of these shetland blacks also from the potoato man at the farmers’ [...]

By: One-Ten

One-Ten — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:22:29 +0000

Some of the chemistry students dyed mashed potato blue as part of a psychology/chemistry/cookery collaboration… But they needn’t have, this is 100% natural.

However, a quick google seems to indicate you’re not alone in your aversion to blue food – see H2G2. They say it is to do with a blue/alkaline association – I’d be more likely to guess mould, which is, after all part of the weird deliciousness of blue cheese (something I feel they should not have ranked below Bridget Jones’ soup).

I’ve emailed you about visiting you on campus!

By: Simon Wood

Simon Wood — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:22:00 +0000

Some of the chemistry students dyed mashed potato blue as part of a psychology/chemistry/cookery collaboration… But they needn’t have, this is 100% natural.

I’ve emailed you about visiting you on campus!

By: Archel

Archel — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:21:19 +0000

That looks just… wrong. Blue food????

Come and say hello when you’re next on campus?

By: Archel

Archel — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:21:00 +0000

That looks just… wrong. Blue food????

Come and say hello when you’re next on campus?

By: Gridman

Gridman — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:06:37 +0000

I’m sure that if Benny Hill were still alive, there’d be a joke here about King Edwards turning blue or something…

By: Lone Locust

Lone Locust — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:06:00 +0000

I’m sure that if Benny Hill were still alive, there’d be a joke here about King Edwards turning blue or something…