Spud trivia
"Tomatoes" or "tomatos"?
'Some say tomāto, some say tomăto, but when there is more than one, everyone has to add –es to make it plural'. According to the "E Learn English Language" website 'the English words tomato and potato are sometimes mistakenly made plural by simply adding an –s. But these two words, along with a few others, need –es in the plural. This is the complete list - echoes, embargoes, heroes, potatoes, tomatoes, torpedoes, vetoes'.
A history of spuds
According to Wikipedia potatoes have been cultivated for approximately 7000-10,000 years and derive from species in south-central Chile in South America. Indeed 99% of today's 4000 edible potato species can thank those first varieties for their existence. Europe didn't see spuds until the Spanish arrived with them in the late 1500's. It's safe to say that we've all experienced the spud in its many forms and Spuddy Buddy is no exception!
