Ok I see this an old thread but I ran across this and wanted to comment. I have always heard that when you store potatoes for long term you should not wash them. Just gently brush off any loose soil and store them like that, if you wash them, they rot faster and won't keep for some reason. Does anyone know if that is true?
Also you can can potatoes. Just cut them up into small chunks and can them and you can put them in soups that way and they are really yummy. Great way to keep them if they are going to go bad before you can use them all. I have tried freezing potatoes before but they got kind of watery and we didn't like them. I'm not sure how they make french fries frozen? Of course I guess they are partially pre-cooked and maybe that helps them to freeze better than just freezing raw potatoes.
http://readynutrition.com/reso... here's a link to making homemade instant potatoes, but I suspect that it would take a long time and a lot of electric to dehydrate a lot of potatoes!
