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when we holidayed in Jersey a few years ago and the royals were in season, We got chatting to an irish girl who thought that the jersey royals were not good that year and not as good as this irish potato called "butterball" or something, she decribed them as being big potatos with a beautiful taste, Ever since then 5 years ago ive been trying to find this variety, i may have misunderstood her irish accent, any help please, cheers, sarah.

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Sarah - it's a common variety in USA, but I've not seen it for sale over here

Its a heritage variety which is what I like to see.  If anybody does find a distributer here, can it be posted up.  PS do e-seeds do seed potatoes?  They will ship from abroad if necessary.

I am a new member. I don't have an allotment, but a 60ft garden given over to veg, herbs and fruit.

I agree with the original thought on this string that Jerseys are not as good tasting as they used to be. Majorca used to be a superb eater, but it has gone from a yellow waxy spud to a white and tasteless cash crop.

I have done professional tasting on new potatoes and salad potatoes with a team of chefs and the winner by a mile was Charlotte. It is a low cropper, but eats brilliant. Another very early brilliant tasting potato is Dunluce. Again low crop and won't keep. But who wants to grow maris piper when they are £3 a sack? I get Charlotte and Dunluce seeds from Marshalls, who I rate as the best seed merchants in the UK for fruit and veg.

:) We used to always buy a bag of Gower potatoes whilst on holiday on the Gower peninsular (South Wales) they were very tasty spuds sold as Gower Potatoes and not sure if they were incognito. :o

pentland javelin always grow well in my garden and the taste is lovely too.

Quote from: gledhillbo on May 19, 2005, 20:03:38
......who wants to grow maris piper when they are £3 a sack.....

The difference between shop bought potatoes and the same variety grown in your own garden without large quantites of chemical fertiliser is large to start with but when you eat them fresh from the ground (washed and cooked, of course) the differnce is even greater - don't knock the "supermarket varieties" just because the shop bought ones are not good.

The latest Jaimie Oliver advert for Jersey Royals says that Sainsbury's have them in the shops "within a few days" of their being lifted - by then the new potato flavour has gone!

Phil

you are right there, i dont take the skins off, just wash and cook, lovely.