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Show CAFES IN ENGLAND HELP REDUCING OF SPUD SURPLUS ! fJOl.SE 'Special) American t:s- , lauiauts could lake a cue from the' inns of England and just about put a stop to tlie surplus crop bugaboo that pops up and smacks Idaho potato growers in certain yea is. The Idaho Advertising cominis jion, which this week opened up its summer campaign to promote sale or early Idaho tubers in middle mid-dle western and southern mar kels, is in receipt of a thank-you note from Quality Inns., Ltd., London, Lon-don, England, which recently requested re-quested the commission's famed recipe booklet on how to better .;erve Idaho potatoes. Enclosed was a menu, which used the first of the recipes. "I'erusual of the menu," said Commissioner Chairman James B. . .ewpoi t, "reveals English res-i aurants are serving up potatoes u a variety of waj'S. If American .eslaurants would do the same, we jould wipe out any potato surplus ne should ever have." There were eight entrees on the menu, and potatoes were served up differently on seven of them Potato dishes included minted new potatoes, Due hesse potatoes, French fried potatoes, puree potatoes, pota-toes, whipped potatoes, baked potatoes po-tatoes and a complete entree of baked potato Suzette, the one item taken from the Idaho recipe book. That recipe calls for' a large baked bak-ed potato filled with "savoury minced beef, topped with poached egg and cheese sauce. Spinach and carots were served on the side, It will be remenroered that England Eng-land with a shortage of meats, asked ask-ed the populace to consume more potatoes of which there are plenty on tine British Isles. The government govern-ment fully recognized the vitamin and mineral value of the potato and ''potato bars" made their appearance. ap-pearance. It was noted on the menu that fish took the place of meat entrees. en-trees. Price of meals ranged from 70 cents to 40 cents. Vegetables of all kinds were featured, o o |
