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Phyrekiss
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Phyrekiss asked in Food & DrinkCooking & Recipes · 1 decade ago

Why do potatoes prune up your hands faster than water?

When you are cutting them up?

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  • t1ggerb00
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    Potatoes have starch, some types more than others. I suspect that is causing the effects on the skin if I'm remembering my biology right. They suck up any moisture that comes along making the fingers wrinkled.

    Source(s): self
  • ?
    1 decade ago

    The Irish Potato Famine

  • Butter Cup
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    They're wet and cold when you as you cut them.

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