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9 thoughts on “I’ve Got Blue Potatoes”

  1. Some of the chemistry students dyed mashed potato blue as part of a psychology/chemistry/cookery collaboration… But they needn’t have, this is 100% natural.

    However, a quick google seems to indicate you’re not alone in your aversion to blue food – see H2G2. They say it is to do with a blue/alkaline association – I’d be more likely to guess mould, which is, after all part of the weird deliciousness of blue cheese (something I feel they should not have ranked below Bridget Jones’ soup).

    I’ve emailed you about visiting you on campus!

  2. Some of the chemistry students dyed mashed potato blue as part of a psychology/chemistry/cookery collaboration… But they needn’t have, this is 100% natural.

    However, a quick google seems to indicate you’re not alone in your aversion to blue food – see H2G2. They say it is to do with a blue/alkaline association – I’d be more likely to guess mould, which is, after all part of the weird deliciousness of blue cheese (something I feel they should not have ranked below Bridget Jones’ soup).

    I’ve emailed you about visiting you on campus!

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