The humble spud

The humble spud or potato, according to the Mail Online is not so unhealthy as people think.  i was brought up on them and don't seem to have suffered any ill effects. Have a read of this article and you'll find out how good eating spuds can be for your health
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1206765/Why-potatoes-suprising-health-benefit-key-lasting-weight-loss.html
I swear by them.  At home, in Dundee, we had potatoes every day as a main vegetable with our lunch and/or dinner - boiled, mashed, baked in their jackets, fried, in soup, in potato salads, in "gratin dauphinois, as one of the ingredients in corn beef hash.  Obviously, this was long before the invention of "French bread".  And one of my favourites were  boiled new potatoes straight from my dad's garden when they were in season.
So how do you make them?  Obviously, first dad digs them up from the vegetable patch.  Then you scrub them to get rid of the dirt, but not the skins.  Boil in salted water until they are cooked (stick a fork in and check). Drain.  Put into a dish and add a knob of butter and some freshly cut parsley (my dad grew this as well in his herb garden!!).  Mouthwatering.