In Mr Jones' diary he mentions 'real potatoes' - I think he means ordinary potatoes, as opposed to sweet potatoes which often appeared in the rations. In fact, on the very rare occasions when we had 'real potatoes', I found them rather tasteless compared to sweet potatoes.
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"Real potatoes"
Barbara Anslow writes:
In Mr Jones' diary he mentions 'real potatoes' - I think he means ordinary potatoes, as opposed to sweet potatoes which often appeared in the rations. In fact, on the very rare occasions when we had 'real potatoes', I found them rather tasteless compared to sweet potatoes.