The other night I was in the grocery store produce section around 9:30 p.m., and I noticed all the potatoes were covered with a black netting. It looked as if they were "tucked in" for the night. I found it curious... anybody know why this is done?
2007-03-13 14:35:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Potatoes, like many people, prefer to be kept in the dark. Keeping potatoes in the light makes them go green quicker. So ideally they should be kept in a cool dark place. I haven't ever seen a store covering potatoes, but it is the only reason I can think of.
2007-03-13 14:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by Sarcasma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think potatoes should always be stored in cool, dark places, that's why they covered them... maybe they didn't want the potatoes to spoil too quickly :)
anyway it's the first time i've heard of such a thing...
2007-03-13 15:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
potatoes always go to sleep at ten pm. the netting keeps the light out of their eyes.
2007-03-13 14:40:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did they have their eyes closed?
2007-03-13 14:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by Captain Curmudgeon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to protect them from bugs gettung bruised etc...
2007-03-13 16:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by *L-I-V-E* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋