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Post by june on Aug 2, 2021 17:47:58 GMT
Holy Mackerel, look at my tators! I purchased these online directly from a potato farm in Hawaii. These are uglies (#2's because they have superficial scarring or mis-shaped). They still taste the same and actually better quality than what I have been buying locally (when I can get them). This box cost $39 flat--no tax and no shipping--delivered to my door-step.
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Post by june on Aug 2, 2021 17:55:52 GMT
All sweet potatoes being exported from Hawaii must irradiated to kill bugs and diseases before coming to the mainland US. This is why we can't get them to sprout. I do have some plants growing that I purchased as slips from a grower in California, however the potatoes reportedly taste much better grown in the volcanic derived soil of Hawaii.
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Post by june on Aug 2, 2021 18:00:35 GMT
Here's where I ordered them from. They are on line and ship every Wednesday. They advertise that they dig the potatoes every week...
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Post by june on Aug 2, 2021 18:05:22 GMT
Guess what I had for lunch. These are delicious. My box will be empty before they have time to 'cure'.
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Post by june on Aug 2, 2021 18:10:25 GMT
TIP: The sugars develop even more if you cook them and let them cool before eating --(OK to re-warm, they will retain the sweetness developed by cooking and cooling).
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Post by june on Aug 2, 2021 20:53:20 GMT
I unpacked the rest of the box and spread them out in a single layer so air could get around them...this is 19 lbs (minus the ones I cooked earlier for lunch).
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Post by macmex on Aug 3, 2021 13:00:55 GMT
This is all excellent information!
Also, I think it laudable that there are enterprising folk in Hawaii who find a way to make some income this way. It makes everyone's life better.
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Post by june on Aug 3, 2021 15:10:41 GMT
I am happy with my purchase. I really like this kind of sweet potato and I can't always get them locally. The last I bought were $3.29/lb.--plus tax and gasoline to drive 40 mi. round trip....and maybe risk my life driving across the City. $2/lb. was good for me and the farmer probably only cleared $1/lb.--so we both came out OK.
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Post by june on Sept 17, 2021 13:55:21 GMT
Update on the box of Okinawan/Hawaiian purple fleshed potatoes that I ordered from Hilo, Hawaii. Storage time was only about two weeks--they started going bad. I suspect that this was caused by the irradiation process. I baked the entire batch (skins on) and put them in the freezer...Frozen is working out great. I can take out one or two and microwave for about a minute or two(easy to peel then) then heat them up to taste. Same taste and texture as freshly baked (and not much work).
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Post by june on Sept 17, 2021 14:02:18 GMT
I also bought some slips earlier in the year...hopefully, these will produce a few 'homegrown' Okinawan/Hawaiian sweet potatoes. It will be interesting to see how long they will store. Reviews about productivity by other people have not been great, so I'm not expecting too much--hope I am surprised.
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Post by macmex on Sept 17, 2021 20:04:35 GMT
I too, hope you are pleasantly surprised. I planted a few and am hoping that our Oklahoma heat (which is way more than Hawaiian heat) and my drip irrigation, coupled with some extra fertility will produce some results! I wonder if Okinawa isn't just a lower producing variety, wherever it is grown?
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