A RIGHT ROYAL POTATOE

A RIGHT ROYAL THEME


Posted by Chris and Debz at 00:00, March 2 2011.

In keeping with the Royal wedding theme we have a royal potatoe feast



First earlies



Red duke of york



A heritage variety from 1942 the first red duke was found in a crop of whites in Holand



red skinnned potatoes with a creamy flesh do not disintegrate on boiling



winner of RHS mertit award



ideal for boiling mashing and chipping







First earlies



puritan



Puritan came from the USA



oval shaped tuber with whit flesh



excellent scab resistant



ideal salads boiling baking and mashing







Second Earlies



British Queen



British queen is a heritage first listed in 1894 and know as Irelands queen



oval in shape white skin and flesh



dry and flowery when boiled



A rare variety and only grown in small quantities in uk



excellent dry rot resistant



winner of RHS garden merit award



boiling baking roasting







King Edwards



main crop



probably the best know potatoe on the market



full potatoe will many uses



Has been around for a century



boiling baking mashing roasting chipping







Vanessa



main crop or first early



Popular dutch variety with red skins and Yellow flesh



has been used as an exhibiton potatoe



scab and drought resistant



boiling baking