Just like everyone else is saying, you should compost them first, though. If you are new to composting, it can be a little intimidating. She may have vomited. I have moped, used a vingear + water solution, kitchen cleaner...nothing gets the smell off my floor. Later on, after the woman had left, they asked me to clean the exam room. Bananas also work wonders on tomatoes and potatoes. I can only assume they burned the apartment to the ground and salted the earth, since that appears to be the only way to defeat the smell. Because this woman had a POTATO growing up there. Um...they are probably gnats. I don't know what they were planning on doing with them. Privacy Statement Electrolyte (liquid or a paste between them). She may have vomited. 3 T. butter 5 T. flour a million leek 3 C. Kale*, Julienne a million bay leaf a million tsp. I let them sit out in the warm shade for a day or so, then put them in a paper grocery bag, rolled the top shut, and placed them in a cool place in the house (78 degrees) to sit for a few weeks before we used them. Although the disease is found predominantly in wet fields, it can also develop in sandy soils without excessive moisture. Why? Location: Living in a van down by the river. If … They turned out very nicely. It smells like death has vomited more death on top of death. Then wipe it off. It was the second day of autumn term at a small boys’ school in South London in 1979. I don't recall it being difficult to clean up, though (the stench didn't linger). bag of taters and could not remember what had happened to them. Similar mortality rates were observed with potato tissue adjacent to the rotten parts of the potatoes even though this tissue did not show any optical damage. Make sure your insurance will cover it first. And on a side note how do you know what Micheal Moore's skid marked jockey shorts smell like. Archive - Rotten potatoes really do create a god-awful stench. However, if the liquid is a white color, you need to throw the mashed potatoes away, as this fluid will turn the food sour, making it unsafe for consumption. Location: One horse short of being a one-horse town. I could smell an absoluetely ghastly smell and it was 2 potatoes in a in a 10 lbs bad that were liquified and and rotting.. Yes ,the gases emitted from the rotten potatoes are really dangerous.Potatoes contain glycoalkaloids A harmful substance which is also seen in black nightshade,a toxic plant.The more rotten potatoes become,the higher the concentration of glycoalkaloids Which causes the emission of a dangerous toxic gas.This gas can kill the humans by the inhalation of that gas.That is quite simply … The disease is usually associated with high soil moisture when tubers are approaching maturity and is a serious problem in poorly drained soils. When I found the culprit, I picked the bag up & liquid ran out onto the pressed board cabinetry. Two of them died. At first the liquid is fairly clear and can be mixed back in and used, but then the liquid will form a white haze and the potatoes will smell sour - at which point you need to toss the mashed potatoes. The first thing I would try is baking soda, for the horizontal surfaces at least. This is the reason they are drawn towards sewages and drains. The rotten potatoes exploded upon hitting the floor and a most putrid smell filled the entire house. Vinegar, which contains acetic acid, is used by many as a natural deodorizer and can even kill some germs if the acetic acid percentage is 5% or more. The extract was purified by liquid-liquid-partition and used for the toxin-estimation by the chicken-embryo-assay. If the same thing happens at home, simply cut it open to see if the spoiled spot is small enough to be cut out and discarded, or if the whole potato must go. I'm not sure if baking soda still absorbs odor when it's wet. 1948: A case of solanine poisoning involving the potato’s nightshade relative, the berry, was recorded in the article “A Fatal Case of Solanine Poisoning“ published in the British Medical Journal. I can top this, although doing it makes my stomach churn. While this seems like a simple question, the answer is quite complicated. Wash them off and use first. Physico-chemical properties of liquid rotten potato and of supernatant of digested rotten potato (after 22 days digestion in aerobic condition) Sl. Source(s): https://owly.im/a7ZaM. Soft rot disease of potato crops are commonly recognized by soft, wet, cream- to tan-colored flesh, normally surrounded by a dark brown to black ring. 1 decade ago . Wait until the paste dries out completely, and dispose of it. Could smell the rotten potatoes before opening bag. A general rule for avoiding illnesses like the ones described above? You might try making it into a paste by adding water for the vertical surfaces. The nurse and I laughed our asses off, though. By virginia duncan @duncan2929 1. Anonymous. What makes rotten potato's liquefy and smell so bad? However, when potatoes go bad, they become unsafe to eat. Favourite answer. Tubers are inspected for soft rot under WA’s Certified Seed Potato Scheme. I had shrimp the night before, and it was hot outside. 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