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7. You can freeze potatoes or can them.

Mon May 11, 2020, 08:31 PM

May 2020

Flour can also be put in the freezer. Most people don't have the freezer space though.

Bake bread and give it to friends.

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What to Do With 50 Pounds of Potatoes? The Quandaries of Bulk Buying [View all] Demovictory9 May 2020 OP

Share with friends. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #1

My 1st thought! SheltieLover May 2020 #5

That top picture is King Arthur's Flour... FarPoint May 2020 #2

I bought a 50# bag of popcorn almost 15 years ago cutroot May 2020 #3

Make vodka. CentralMass May 2020 #4

Donate what isn't needed at home to a food pantry. nt TexasTowelie May 2020 #6

Excellent suggestion! nt crickets May 2020 #20

Absolutely Throckmorton May 2020 #24

You can freeze potatoes or can them. cayugafalls May 2020 #7

Canning potatoes is tricky Retrograde May 2020 #9

Yes, freezing is the best method if you have the space. nt cayugafalls May 2020 #11

Canning potatoes always requires a pressure canner. Mariana May 2020 #17

Make gnocchi and freeze them CanonRay May 2020 #8

Ricotta gnocchi freeze well, potato gnocchi do not Drahthaardogs May 2020 #12

Trade them with people who have made other bulk purchases. n/t essaynnc May 2020 #10

Easy to dehydrate if you have a dehydrator NickB79 May 2020 #13

Brine, blanch, partially fry, freeze. GaYellowDawg May 2020 #14

This! Also, shred, blanch. drain and freeze, peel cube blanch &freeze. librechik May 2020 #16

+100000000 GaYellowDawg May 2020 #22

Freeze them. Flaleftist May 2020 #15

Potatoes DO NOT Freeze well. They become disgusting. alittlelark May 2020 #21

Make a bunch of potato kugel and freeze it. EllieBC May 2020 #19

Just don't serve any Beef-a-Rino to your horses. Dread Pirate Roberts May 2020 #23