SpudWare® in the Potato Museum
I was contacted last summer by Meredith Hughes from The Potato Museum located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They were interested in putting examples of SpudWare® utensils in the museum. Sounded great to me and we have sent them some to display. I think potatoes are great. I especially like baked potatoes with butter and sour cream on the side.
For those of you who can’t make it to the Potato Museum in New Mexico, you will be pleased to know that there will be an exhibition on the spud at the US Botanic Garden in Washington, DC. The exhibition opens on May 7, 2010. Drop on by and learn of the great value potatoes have added to human existence.
and now for some potato trivia
- A potato is about 80% water and 20% solid.
- Henry Spalding first planted potatoes in Idaho in 1837
- “French Fries” were introduced to America when Thomas Jefferson served them at a Whitehouse dinner.
- United States potato lovers consumed more than 4 million tons of French Fries in various shapes and sizes.
- Potatoes are a powerful aphrodisiac, says a physician in Ireland.
- The average American eats 140 pounds of potatoes per year. Germans eat more than 200 pounds per year.
- The largest potato grown was 18 pounds and 4 ounces according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It was grown in England in 1795.
- The highest volume baked potato restaurant, The Hot Potato, is located in Plaza las Americas in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
This trivia is from www.thehotpotato.com
For more Potato Museum information the web site is www.potatomuseum.com
February 5, 2010 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment