Potato Chips ~ Potato Sack Style.....!!!!!

Check out these potato chips, packaged in genuine (...???) burlap potato sacks.....

Covered Bridge Potato Chips from Canada

Do you think they really are packaged in burlap, 

or so you think they printed it onto the bag......????

"Spuds" Sack - Soooo Cute....!!!!!

Potato Sack

This VERY cute potato sack was made by 

Hannah from Home Baked

Homemade CUTE Spud Sack

Believe it or not, but she is using this cute spud-sack to store potatoes in!!!!!

After all, burlap was designed to aerate the spuds all the while keeping them contained...

What an idea.....

 

Go SPUDS!!!!!

Anyway, I just love what she has come up with, 

especially the little "Spuds" embellishment at the front....

Nice work, Hannah!!!

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What do you call 'potatoes' at your house....????

Looking GREAT in a REAL Potato Sack Dress

Paige Pearson is a wonderful young lady who was the Junior Miss Blackfoot 2009-2010

In this picture she appears wearing a FABULOUS potato sack dress that was custom made just for her. After all, Blackfoot is the "Potato Capital of the World!"


Paige Pearson displays her spectacular potatosack dress with a Spud Drive-In Movie Theater Truck (the truck is cute too!!!!)


Come to think of it, YOU would look fabulous in a potato sack dress as well!!!


Happy Potato Sack Sewing!
:-) Crystelle

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Spuds Unearthed

There is a fabulous potato exhibit at the United States Botanical Garden In Washington D.C.

Spuds Unearthed!

May 8 – October 11, 2010

East Gallery

The humble potato has been called the hero of foods. Originating in the Andes of South America, the nutrient-filled potato has been taken across the globe and saved populations around the world from starvation. From fingerlings to big bakers, purple, red, yellow and white, the spectacular spud family is widely diverse, yet we tap into few of its more than 7,000 varieties. And it’s got personality —as the endurance of Mr. Potato Head demonstrates.

• Read more about the exhibit right here.
  
• Wonderful vintage photo from here.

Enjoy!
Crystelle

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Potato Sack Dress Extraordinaire

Paige Pearson is the Junior Miss Blackfoot 2009-2010, and she is amazing!

• She wears modest clothing,
• She plays basketball
• She is Senior Class President,

and

• She responded to my email within the same day!

Very impressive for a 2010 teenager!

I asked her permission to use a picture of her wearing a potato sack dress to a Chukars Baseball game in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She responded very quickly with a collection of other pictures of her wearing her favorite potato sack dress!
Very gorgeous pictures...!

Here she is at the Chukars game, summer 2009


Blackfoot Idaho is considered the Potato Capital of the World....


And what could be better than the combination of a Potato Sack Dress Extraordinaire with the Famous Giant Spud from the Driggs Spud Drive-Inn....???

And how fun and spunky is the girl wearing it!

Thank you Paige, for sharing these awesome pictures! You look great in a potato sack!
Crystelle

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THIS is where you can get your own potato sack for YOUR sewing project....:)
To view additional Potato Sack Dresses, please follow this link.

Solanum Tuberosum

Solanum Tuberosum is the botanical name for the potato plant.
Isn't she beautiful?
Crystelle

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How to Store Potatoes

Storing Potatoes (from the Gardeners Shop):

Do store potatoes in burlap potato sacks to allow potatoes to breathe.

Do handle potatoes with care as they bruise easily.

Do place potato sacks in a frost free, dark, dry & well ventilated area.

Do keep the potatoes away from strong smells or chemicals.

Do Not store potatoes in the fridge, the starch produced creates a horrible taste.

Do Not store potatoes in direct sunlight, as the potatoes will turn green and taste bitter.

Crystelle

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How to Grow Potatoes in a Burlap Sack!

Who would have ever thought of it?

I wouldn't! But Sharon Hanna has!

Though she gives credit to Jamie Oliver.

This is how:

Taken from her post, which you can read right here.

1. Get a potato sack

2. Roll the sack down. This is easiest with two people as the sack can be a bit resistant depending on the burlap, which seems to vary from tightly woven to very loose. The sack should then look a bit like a thin doughnut.

3. Add about 3 inches of soil—enough to totally cover the bottom. This should be regular garden soil—nothing too rich. Potatoes dislike fresh compost or manure.

4. Place three regular-size seed potatoes or four small (like bintjes or french fingerlings) about equidistant apart. Not too close to the edges, not too far away.

5. Barely cover with soil, and water lightly.

Place your potato sack anywhere that has enough sunlight

Very Important: Do not continue to add potatoes. The one layer on the bottom is all you need. Regular potatoes need a couple of feet between rows—they’ll produce lots that way. You can add soil ass they grow.

The potatoes will begin to sprout after awhile. Now, keep adding a bit of soil, barely covering leaves, and water lightly. Expect slow growth at first, especially if your spring is cold.

After about 100 days of growth, leaves will begin to yellow and the potatoes will be ‘done’. Stop watering them when the sack is quite full and the leaves start to die off.

Isn't it exciting! I love this idea!

Crystelle

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