"Everybody knows" that sprouting potatoes are poisonous. But what degree is "sprouting"? I have one here, a large blue truffle potato, from each eye of which was growing a 1/2 cm long cluster of sprouts. I scraped them off and dug out the first few mm of flesh under them, and the potato under there looks fine. Is this safe to cook with, specifically boiling and cubing it for use in a leftover-lamb-roast pie? Is it only safe for adult-type humans? I'm breastfeeding a six-month-old; does that make any difference, or are we talking a strictly safe potato here?
There is a small amount of toxin in all potatoes, but there tends to be much more of it in the eyes and in the screen skin. Just avoid the eyes.
