Scotland Puzzle - Scottish Potatoes

Scottish Potatoes

By Kay Glasgow

The potato came to Scotland in the late 1600's. By 1750 parts of Scotland were subsisting on it. To resist disease and pests, Scottish growers develop new varieties. Now Scotland is a major producer of seed potatoes. While many eat too many chips (fries) and crisps (chips), there are fresh potato enthusiasts among home and allotment gardening Scots. They keep old varieties growing: British Queen, Catriona, Duke of York, Epicure, Golden Wonder, Kerr's Pink, Majestic, Red King Edward and Up-To-Date (vintage 1894!). Floury or waxy, it's potato chitting time.

1 potato nickname from 3 pronged digging fork used in 18th c. Scotland DUPS

2 October break from school when children help harvest, Tattie __ SLY IDAHO

3 NE Scotland song title of food from land and sea, __ __' (7,5) TRAITS THEREIN

4 tasty dish with lean ground beef and onions, __ and __(5,7) IMITATE SCENT

5 cooked potatoes and turnips mashed together CLASH POT

6 basket woven of oat straw to carry peat, fish or potatoes I SHEIK

7 since not in the Bible, Church of Scotland found the new arrival __ VILE

8 Scottish recipe for griddle cakes cleverly disguised the reputed devil within (6,6) ) SCOTIA'S TENET

9 reliance on potatoes and 1846 spread of blight to Islands and Highlands caused __ IN FAME

10 Edzell Blue, 1890's Angus variety is ideal cooked in today's __ oven WARM VOICE

11 strong breeding clans of Scottish potatoes: Arran, Maris and __ END PLANT

12 some find Champion, bred 1862 in __ as all time best for flavour HART BOAR

13 find Scottish cultivars of 1960's, Desirée and Maris Piper at __ like Tesco and Sainsbury MARKUPS RESET

14 some produce sections have vintage potato with dark purple skin, __ Black HALT SEND

15 Edinburgh scientists made GM sentinel potato with __ genes, leaves glow when it's dry! JELL IF SHY

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1	potato nickname from 3 pronged digging fork used in 18th c. Scotland	DUPS
2	October break from school when children help harvest, Tattie __	SLY IDAHO
3	NE Scotland song title of food from land and sea, __ __' (7,5)	TRAITS THEREIN
4	tasty dish with lean ground beef and onions, __ and __(5,7)	IMITATE SCENT
5	cooked potatoes and turnips mashed together	CLASH POT
6	basket woven of oat straw to carry peat, fish or potatoes	I SHEIK
7	since not in the Bible, Church of Scotland found the new arrival __	VILE
8	Scottish recipe for griddle cakes cleverly disguised the reputed devil within (6,6) )	SCOTIA'S TENET
9	reliance on potatoes and 1846 spread of blight to Islands and Highlands caused __	IN FAME
10	Edzell Blue, 1890's Angus variety is ideal cooked in today's __ oven	WARM VOICE
11	strong breeding clans of Scottish potatoes: Arran, Maris and __	END PLANT
12	some find Champion, bred 1862 in __ as all time best for flavour	HART BOAR
13	find Scottish cultivars of 1960's, Desirée and Maris Piper at __ like Tesco and Sainsbury	MARKUPS RESET
14	some produce sections have vintage potato with dark purple skin, __ Black	HALT SEND
15	Edinburgh scientists made GM sentinel potato with __ genes, leaves glow when it's dry!	JELL IF SHY