Tip - Storing Potatoes

Some foods seem to go so well together, don't they?  Peaches (or
strawberries) and cream...  bread and butter...  potatoes and...
apples?  What?  Well, while most of us know that potato storage should
ideally be a cool, dark, dry place...  here's a tip many don't know:
throw in an apple for good measure.  Even after two months, potatoes
stored with an apple will be firm and sprout-free, whereas apple-less
stored potatoes will be shriveled and soft (eww!).  It seems that as
the apple ripens, it emits ethylene gas and other organic alcohols;
these gasses and alcohols suppress the elongation of the potato cells
(which would cause those yuckky sprouts to form).  So next time you
see a good price on a huge bag of potatoes, go ahead and take
advantage of the savings...  so long as you remember to store them
with an apple!