CONGO POTATO 



THERE are three varieties of Potatoes that are quite 

 distinct from our ordinary garden forms, and the one 

 most notable is the Black Congo, though this is not much 

 grown in this country. This variety cannot be called 

 profitable as an article of food when grown along with 



POTATO V1TELOTTE 



the ordinary kinds, but it is useful in decorative cookery, 

 and the flavour is not inferior. This variety has a black 

 skin and dark flesh. It may be planted in the spring, 

 but requires a well-drained, warm soil. To be served 

 whole the tubers must not be pared but boiled with the 

 skins intact, and when cooked the outer skin is to be 

 removed with a piece of flannel. 



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