Hollyhock Junction: September 2022

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Potato Days

Potato Days Festival ...

Think Mashed Potatoes

Just miles from here, there are potatoes growing in some of the best farmland anywhere. And the summer celebration is Potato Days activities and contests... potato picking , Lefse making, and the potato sack fashion show.

Nutrient "wise", one medium baked potato has:

Vitamin C: 28% of the RDI: (That’s a good thing- there are no orange groves this far north!)

And Vitamin B6, 27% of the RDI, Potassium 26%, Magnesium 12%, Manganese 19%, Phosphorus 12%, Niacin 12%, and Folate 12%.

Protein: 4.3 grams, Fat. 0.2 grams, 161 calories.

And yes, Carbs - there are 36.6 grams. Keeps you warm in the winter time this far north.

Also may improve the digestive health. May improve blood sugar control, Contains antioxidants and flavonoids.

And a five pound bag of potatoes is still pretty inexpensive!

I like potatoes in every way - baked, mashed, cottage fried, French fried, potato salad, and escalloped. Oh and potato soup with - kid’s choice - a few 1/4” slices of hotdog added…in the days of making a budget stretch.

Proverbs 31: 14 She brings her food from afar...

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Proverbs 31: 10-31

10. Her price is far above rubies. 11. The heart of her husband does safely trust. 12. She will do him good. 13. She seeks the wool and flax. 14. She brings her food from afar. 15. She rises while it is yet night. 16. She considers a field. 17. She girds her loins with strength. 19. She lays her hands to the spindle. 20. She stretches out her hands to the poor. 21. She's not afraid of the snow for her household. 22. She makes herself coverings. 23. Her husband is known. 24. She makes fine linen and sells it. 25. She rejoices. 26. She opens her mouth with wisdom. In her tongue is the law of kindness. 27. She eats not the bread of idleness. 28. Her children rise up and call her blessed. 29. She excels. 30. A woman that fears the Lord. 31. Give her the fruit of her hands.