Muskegon Farmers Market

Choose potatoes that are clean, firm and smooth with no sprouts (“eyes”) or greenish color and no rotten smell.
Handle potatoes gently. Bruised potatoes turn dark and begin to rot.
YIELD
One pound equals about:

3 medium potatoes
3 cups peeled and sliced potatoes
2 cups mashed potatoes
2 cups french fries
POTATO TYPES
Round or white potatoes have thin red, brown or yellow outer skin and are good for boiling and in stews. They can also be baked.

New potatoes are freshly harvested. They are sweet and moist and good for boiling and in stews.

Russets are oblong with thick outer skins. They are good for baking and make excellent mashed potatoes.