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Show 1 SECRET OF THE 1NCAS ttf The potato, native to south , SJiUA America, is one of the few ' VE&ETABLES TO ORI&INATE W . THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. THE x 'A INDIANS OF PRE-SPANISH PERU jy.y. M PEHVDRATED THEM BV SPREADING 1 A i THEMONTHE&ROUNP1D lf 13 FREEZE OVERN1&HT, THEN TREAP-' TREAP-' "TlZilA ll IN& ON THEM THE NEXT PAY WITH ySl ll li 1 K BARE FEET TO SQUEEZE OUT THE r Kl I ur water. The were pried in A IIM UW THE SUN AND STORED AWAV rffj roR USE N BREAD AND STEWS. IN FRANCE, THE EFFORTS OF A PARISIAN Aw CHEMIST ANTOINE PARMENTIER, BROU&HT THE ' POTATO INTO ACCEPTANCE AS A VALUABLE FOOD. C "',$- :f,l, ONE VAY HE PRESENTED LOUIS 22T WITH A ' All BOUQUET OF POTATO BLOOMS HE HAD OIL- i Y7 W TIVATED ON THE KIN&'S LAND. THAT EVENIN& THE 7 Vl IS $J QUEEN, MARIE ANTOINETTE, SERVED POTATOES I V !2j(FA TO HER COURT AND WORE THE BLOOM'S IN V, g M. HER HAIR.' 0ytj jf x ' Latest statistics show the hm AVERA6E AMERICAN EATS ICH LBS 7wtWfc'h, OF POTATOES A YEAR .'TODAYS tUSMU III N ' HOMEMAKER, HOWEVER, NO Vfifr' ? , f&k LON&ER NEEDS TO SPEND ( -ZLr Kll HOURS PEELIN& ANP PREPARING- ( ''- THEM WHEN SHE USES INSTANT" NSrV; i-l V POTATOES. REALTIME SAVERS, 77Ur"'& ) l y'h THEY ARE USED BY 2O,0OO.00O- J Y I WR-O il"Trk AMERICAN HOME MAKERS V tmfg I UVW; TA) ACCORDIN& TO THE R.T. 9 LjNsfeE FRENCH C01 PIONEER FIRM IN Y POTATO PROCESSING. |