Hello Hans Mum, you could go for belt and braces to make sure of your own tatties for Christmas. Mine in buckets let me down - well actually I went away to Spain and let them drown. But, I had put some in the freezer to make sure. I prepared them, boiled them for about 5 minutes, spread them out on a tray, and when cold put them in the freezer until frozen, then put them into a freezer bag. To use, just defrost them, then roast. Appearance, texture and flavour were excellent.

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