Propitious Esculent | Great for Banks and Bodies

What is a propitious esculent?

Breakfast potatoes! Image from openphoto.net.

A propitious esculent, quite simply, is a potato. The potato is one of the least expensive and most versatile foods in the world. Potatoes were a form of debt survival during the Depression in the U.S. and a staple food for poor families in other countries throughout history.

Author John Reader last year released a book called “Propitus Esculent: The Potato in World History.” One review on Amazon says the book “Propitious Esculent” is an “impressively researched account.” So if you want to know all there is to know about the potato, check it out.

Tasty and tubular

To honor the propitious esculent for providing families with inexpensive food for so long, I looked up some great potato recipes to show how many creative ways you can  use a potato.

Irish Potato and Apple Pudding

Ingredients:

6 ounces mashed potatoes
5 medium baking apples, peeled and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons butter, melted
8 ounces self-raising flour
4 tablespoons Milk
Brown sugar or white sugar
2 whole cloves
Juice of half a lemon
3 tablespoons cider

Directions:

Stir melted butter into warm mashed potatoes. Add pinch of salt and flour. Mix well. Add enough milk to make a soft dough. Roll out potato dough and line a one quart bowl with part of it. Set aside enough dough for the top of the pudding. … click here to read the rest of the article titled “Propitious Esculent | Great for Banks and Bodies“