Potatoes

Oknala


Joined: 29/05/2007
Posts: 60

Message Posted:
13/06/2007 01:28

Yes, sad posting I know, but I am old enough to remember when our family in the Uk looked forward to the Cyprus potatoes being available for our shops, and it was sooooo nice to taste them again in Cyprus.

Izzet



Joined: 01/12/2006
Posts: 920

Message Posted:
13/06/2007 01:31

Hehe

Oknala


Joined: 29/05/2007
Posts: 60

Message Posted:
13/06/2007 02:10

Not hehe at all Izzet, the whole of the Uk fast food outlets looked forward to the Cyprus potatoes arriving in the (I hate to say this as it shows how old I am) in the 70s, because they were such good quality.



Even the 'Pembrokes' we grow here are not a patch on them for frying. And yes, I am being serious.

tonyhickey



Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
13/06/2007 13:55

we have not been using Cyprus pots in chip shops for about ten years were great fryers once upon a time, But think they changed variety for the supermarkets I think we have some great English new potatoes

Cornish new are one to try

chip shop Tony

Susie


Joined: 06/06/2007
Posts: 87

Message Posted:
13/06/2007 15:50

We also love the Cyprus potatoes that you can no longer buy here. My Mum

actually brought home 4 for her brother. This may have been illegal - but she's over 70 so thinks she is above the law!!!

Oknala


Joined: 29/05/2007
Posts: 60

Message Posted:
13/06/2007 22:22

Hi chip shop Tony, I also was a chiperer - but retired now. No more nightmares about where to find the next batch of good Maris Pipers, will pass on the tip re Cornish New to the guy I sold out to.



Susie:: if she is over 70, she is DEFINATELY above the law. My mum (now deceased) thought that "I'm 80 you know!" was her passport to everything from getting a discount to jumping a queue.... usually it worked... she even had one taxi-driver trained to pick her up, drop her and the shopping off, open the door to the house, and put shopping in the kitchen, and he didn't get to leave until he'd put the fridge items in the fridge, and the frozen stuff in the freezer... And she used to get away with it just by telling him "You're a lovely lad, you are".

supergran


Joined: 22/02/2007
Posts: 9

Message Posted:
19/06/2007 00:06

We remember having Cyprus potatoes when we were young, they were always red and sooooooo nice. So, now we have discovered them again in TRNC, we also bring home bags full of them!!! Don't think that there is any problem in that, the only things excluded seem to be meat, fish, cheese, and for some bizarre reason I have not yet managed to work out - honey!



Supergran

shona2


Joined: 31/03/2007
Posts: 28

Message Posted:
19/06/2007 10:03

Hi All,

Not sure if you are looking in TRNC or UK for Cyprus Potatoes but I saw them in Tesco last night so they are in season and available to buy in UK.

Hope this helps in your quest.