November 24, 2022
There were no potatoes at the first Thanksgiving because they didn’t exist in North America at the time. Wildfowl like turkey was served alongside venison, eel, and passenger pigeon.
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Are Green Potatoes Dangerous to Eat?
Green potatoes can be toxic and should not be eaten without removing all green parts. The green color itself comes from harmless chlorophyll, but its presence in potatoes indicates that the tubers have increased their production of a poisonous glycoalkaloid known as solanine. A neurotoxin, solanine
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