What is and when is POTATO day?

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

 

I've read a news article on bbc.uk that says 2nd of February is

National Potato Day .... Is this celebrated in UK or the whole of

Europe? Is there an International Potato Day? Different countries

celebrate POTATO Days on different days is it?

 

Can anyone suggest a good article/site where I can read more about

the 'POTATO DAY' thing?

 

Thanks,

Vanita.

[Guest guest]

Hi there, Vanita. Just to save time I'll re-send the applicable part of the

message I sent in

answer to this question on another list :-)

 

Potato Day? I don't recall hearing of it before, but hey I was intrigued. Well,

I googled and

came up with UK urls which lead to info - I didn't see any for elsewhere in

Europe but I

made a point of googling for Potato Day Canada and Potato Day USA, and came

across a

couple of references to Potato Days.

 

If you look, for eg., at

 

http://42explore.com/potato.htm

 

there's a suggestion that school children

 

'Organize A Potato Day Festival. Plan a day celebrating the history and

importance of

potatoes. Include a wide variety of events such as potato poetry, a potato

play, potato

parade, potato contests, etc. Include potato foods. You may get some more

ideas from

the Official Potato Days Festival from Barnesville, MN and Potato Days from

Clark, SD.'

 

So there ya go - not much help am I? LOL Fond of potatoes? Me, I can take them

or leave

them, but I do appreciate the thickening trick they do for soups and stews. Why

the

interest in Potato Day, if I may ask?

 

Best love, Pat

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat,

 

I've posted a reply there allready but it has'nt appeared yet and I

did'nt copy it...

 

Rgd-Vanita.

 

, " Pat " <veggiehound>

wrote:

>

> Hi there, Vanita. Just to save time I'll re-send the applicable

part of the message I sent in

> answer to this question on another list :-)

>

> Potato Day? I don't recall hearing of it before, but hey I was

intrigued. Well,

> I googled and

> came up with UK urls which lead to info - I didn't see any for

elsewhere in

> Europe but I

> made a point of googling for Potato Day Canada and Potato Day USA,

and came

> across a

> couple of references to Potato Days.

>

> If you look, for eg., at

>

> http://42explore.com/potato.htm

>

> there's a suggestion that school children

>

> 'Organize A Potato Day Festival. Plan a day celebrating the history

and

> importance of

> potatoes. Include a wide variety of events such as potato poetry, a

potato

> play, potato

> parade, potato contests, etc. Include potato foods. You may get

some more

> ideas from

> the Official Potato Days Festival from Barnesville, MN and Potato

Days from

> Clark, SD.'

>

> So there ya go - not much help am I? LOL Fond of potatoes? Me, I

can take them

> or leave

> them, but I do appreciate the thickening trick they do for soups

and stews. Why

> the

> interest in Potato Day, if I may ask?

>

> Best love, Pat

>