The National Institute of Health's Medline Plus site says: Potato plant poisoning occurs when someone eats the green tubers or new sprouts of the potato plant. [snip] The poison is found throughout the plant, but particularly in green potatoes and new sprouts. Never eat potatoes that are spoiled or green below the skin. Always throw away the sprouts. The Idaho Potato Commission says: The answer to this question [My Grandmother told me that they eyes of the potatoes are poisonous and I shouldn’t eat them, is this true?] is short and very simple...no! The eyes of the potatoes are just the roots growing out of the potato and they are completely harmless. I bet every single one of us digs out the sprouts.
I didn’t know they were poison. I have scraped off the growth but have only dug out a very few, maybe three or four. In my life time there have been only a few instances when growth was an issue because we use them before growth occurs. I have eaten a few green potatoes and suppose I have thrown away a few potatoes with growth.
Eyes of the potato are poisonous if they have see the light of day. Joking but true. From the AMA handbook of poisonous plants. The poison is Solanine has relatively little toxicity in adults, but fatal intoxication have occurred in children.
Never any green potatoes or that turned green; cut off new growth (roots); always throw away the soft potatoes just because they ARE soft. Potatoes don't last long here any more. A five pound bag will be gone in a week. I love my home fries with onions. Hmmmmmmmmmm.
Don't y'all be eatin' on none of them green parts of them taters, yuh hear! (Actually, in reading the article, as below, you might want to be careful with all parts of any plants that contain the described poison, including tomatoes and eggplants......) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanine#:~:text=Solanine is a glycoalkaloid poison created by various plants in,so it is not eaten.
I didn't know there were that many folks in your household, Von. Although you have a daughter and grandchild nearby, right? And I agree about home fries and onions. I make a big batch and freeze individual portions. But ain't no way I'd eat 5# a week!
There is only two. It's all me and there really isn't that many potatoes these days in a 5# bag. It's not just home fries that I use the potatoes for beef stew, vegetable soup, mashed, scalloped when I feel like it.