Dori Zook <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Speaking of vegetables, I finally tried one I'd been meaning to - boiled
>turnips.  Sorry, but I hate them raw.  Ennyhoo, I cubed 'em up, boiled 'em
>and ate 'em -- and they reminded me of potatoes!  Which I sorely miss
>(sniff, sniff).  If anything, they were better because they had more
>flavor.

Sometimes I very strongly feel like having a couple of potatoes. I'm not
saying no to that feeling. I boil them, then crush them, and then blend
them with chopped cucumber and lard. The mixture contains even the peels of
these potatoes. When I'm done I drink the boiling water. I don't regard
this meal as non-paleo. In fact I've never been a great potatoe eater.
Maybe potatoes act like
 some kind of medicine to me. In nature, maybe just
a bit of a potatoe would be enough, since wild varieties are more poisonous.

>Before we get into the debate as to whether potatoes are paleolithically
>correct, they're not an option for me due to their high carb count.

Is that the only reason you're avoiding them? Have you tried what happens
when you eat a potatoe or two when you desire them?

Fredrik