One Potato, Two?

For all you potato heads out there, the largest potato pie ever made weighed in at 11,858 pounds (or, if I calculate correctly, nearly six tons). This exciting or “spudsy” creation was displayed in the Peruvian province of Callao in 2004. Considering its size, I guess it would need a whole province just to contain it.

Although this event probably has nothing to do with the rest of this article, I thought it might make for a colorful way to begin our “spuds story” or, if you will, “potatopus” (tha…