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Mr. Potato Head: The forgotten vegetable

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(Note: The Internet is a dynamic place and web sites can come and go quite quickly. This is one of my older and some of the links may not work anymore. If you find that this is the case I invite you to look at some of my more recent articles. My links section has my favorite links from past articles and is checked regularly for non working links. Wayne)

The genesis of this week's article occured while I poked around the Microsoft web site and ran across Alien Head in the dynamic HTML gallery. If you're not running Internet Explorer 4, don't bother going to this link. If you do, you get a version of Mr. Potato Head that lets you drag the pieces around in real time. For those who don't have Internet Explorer 4, a more mundane version that uses an apple as the base can be found here. When you reach the page with the pieces and the big apple picture, look at the bottom for the link to instructions.

I suspect the vegetable used to be a potato until Hasbro called. Don't forget that Mr. Potato Head, something every kid should have, is a registered trademark of Hasbro. Mr. Potato Head is one of those games that has stood the test of time.

If games aren't your thing then the Mr. Potato Head home page is a page where an ardent Mr. Potato Head fan guarantees the most comprehensive Mr. Potato Head site on the net. A review of Mr. Potato Head saves Veggie Valley can be found at Games Domain in case you're thinking of bring Mr. Potato Head home in virtual form.

The potato is the unsung hero of Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey usually gets all of the publicity but what would Thanksgiving dinner be without some mashed potatoes? Potato Pups is a kid-friendly recipe that uses mashed potatoes. More than 48 recipes for potatoes can be found at Cookbook Potatoes. If you have any Robin Hood fans in your family, see the recipe for Shepherd's Pie at Tuck's Kitchen.

Interested in French fries? The Official French Fries Page has all you want to know about French fries.

If you've ever wondered why sometimes you find potato chips with green spots on them, WGBY has the answer in their Science and Math Fair section.

The Idaho Potato Expo has general information on potatoes and the National Pork Producers council has some food fun for kids for people a little bored with potatoes by now.

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