Euphemism?Pink fir apple
exactly my point- we were the last field scale buyer of Vanessa seed, we didn't have to try and sell them they sold themselves.....so they were dropped off the list, gone into history with no "early" red to replace them. Plenty of very pretty reds with no taste for packing though.Used to grow first early Vanessa in the garden ,,drought tolerant and good crop ,very tasty,,dont see them anymore
Probably Rocket if they were Graham's, not known for flavour but loosing their tops in that wind would have settled them down a bit. I agree with you about Charlotte, not a real early though.Some will say home guard but I have never found any to beat Charlotte. If you can’t eat a new potato raw it’s no good.
Unfortunately most of the “new” potatoes I’ve seen over the past few years in supermarkets have been June/July harvested with set skins and have been in cold store for 10 months.
@JLLM btw, I had some news from CK’s on Sunday and they were the best i’ve had in years!
I'd say Maris Bard taste better than some off your list, lifting nice size here now. Your question poses an interesting one though, modern varieties are bred for yield/uniformity/appearance/ "suitability" for the multiples, no suggestion really that they taste as good as the old ones, let alone better IMHO
Used to grow first early Vanessa in the garden ,,drought tolerant and good crop ,very tasty,,dont see them anymore