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Good Potatoes or GP is a coloquialism specific to the Adirondack region of Upstate New York. While often used as a general term to describe any potato dish of particular distinction, GP typically refers to a specific preparation of potatoes having origin with the small but distinct populations of Italian Jews and Dutch native to this region.

Origins
The phrase GP was first used by a half-Jewish mountaineer during the later part of the 20th Century while exploring the lowlands between Warrensburg (town), New York and the Canadian border in search of a rare species of nesting squirrel. Upon arriving back in his camp and tasting a fresh batch of fire-cooked potatoes prepared by his attendants, the mountaineer, with a look of sheer exhaultation upon his face, uttered only "GP".

Since this fateful night under the stars, the ledgend of GP has traveled beyond the borders of the Adirondack Park and has mingled with the regional dialect of the Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley English.

Preparation
Traditional GP is prepared using new or baby red potatoes only, and for the dish to be authentic it must be cooked outside over a fire.

Ingredients
The following is a representative list of required ingredients:


 * 1 or 2 bags baby red potatoes
 * 2 large green bell peppers
 * 2 medium yellow onions
 * Salt to taste
 * Pepper to taste
 * Paprika - (note that Adirondack Black Bears are drawn to Paprika)
 * 4 or 5 cloves garlic