Hmm, interesting. Silver birch is prime suspect for my early-mid spring hay fever symptoms but as far as I know I don't have any food allergies except chinese takeaway food which makes my eyelids itch and swell (not restaurant food and not the packets of stir fry sauce from the supermarkets, just takeaway, so prime suspect there is MSG). I eat at least one or two things from the list associated with silver birch just about every day.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Cook, then peel afterwards. The best part of the potato is just under the skin.
Yes that's well known but apparently new potato skin (the thin papery stuff) is toxic. They seem to loose this effect later in the season when the skins set. Remember potatoes are related to deadly nightshade. Never eat them if there is any green on them.
Yes, that's it. Potatoes straight out of the ground where the skin is that fine it can almost be picked off. That's when it's the worse for me. If I peal old potatoes in water my hands burn and itch. I love nothing more than buttered crispy skin on a potato though
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Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.