Why do Russians eat potatoes without the skin?

[Anna Frajlich-Zajac]

But not in the soup. That is offensive.
I am not Russian and would not eat it.
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On Feb 6, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Jason Cieply wrote:

> What about "kartoshka v mundire"?  As far as I know, eating potatoes
> in their "uniforms" is common enough.
>
> Jason
>
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Laura Kline <klinela at comcast.net>  
> wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> As I understand it, Russians almost never eat potatoes with the  
>> skin on.
>> There even the account of a female prisoner who complained of  
>> potato skins
>> in the prison soup. Does anyone know why this is?
>> Thanks,
>> Laura
>>
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