Hi Bob,

 

I lived on Long Island (NY) in the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s.  When we lived in the Bellerose section of Queens, wen could look out our back windows onto a farm that grew, among other things, potatoes!  Potatoes were a big crop on Long Island and, of course, we deemed them the best, but I recall that the local A&P offered Maine and Idaho potatoes as well, so I’d say potatoes definitely traveled significant distances.

 

Pax,

    

 

Ralph Brown
Portland, Maine
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NMRA No. L2532

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