Show SINGULAR historical FACT sir walter raleigh was the first discoverer of the value of the potato as food foy for mana man he cooked the ball and found it unpalatable one dav he ordered a lot of dry weeds to be collected and burnt among amon these was a lot of dried potato tops attached to which were several potatoes after the bonfire three potatoes were picked aked up thoroughly roasted sir walter tasted and pronounced them delicious by this accident was discovered a species of food which has saved millions of the human race from starvation |