Introduction

What other vegetable evokes such nostalgic feelings as the potato? It is part and parcel of my childhood memories - roast potatoes for Sunday lunch; baked potatoes thrown on the fire on Guy Fawkes Night; a midweek supper of sausage and mash; and, of course, fish and chips on a Friday. My particular passion was mashed potatoes with salad cream, which I have to admit I still enjoy but I like to feel that my tastes have widened a little since then!