Thank you to those responding to my coconut milk storage question. I checked the can in my cupboard and was pleasantly surprised to see it is without guar gum. It's Goya brand - pretty mainstream ;)

I've inferred from the contents of the last digest that the subject of potatoes has been debated here many times. Don't want to open that can of worms but I wonder if someone can tell me where I might read archived posts on this subject. 

Elle