russet

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But for some, the true treat will turn out to be the classic oval or oblong-shaped russet spud, good for baking, frying or just plain admiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Continued warm weather meant autumn came late this year, but it brought an explosion of colour with some spectacular displays ranging from gold through to russet red, like here on the Wallington Estate in Northumberland.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

His pumpkins appear to be snarling or wailing, and often have bulging eyeballs that he scoops from russet potatoes using a melon baller.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Datasembly’s annual report averaged prices for 13 foods: turkey, ham, gravy, stuffing mix, cranberry sauce, russet potatoes, corn, green beans, frozen apple pie, whipped topping, butter, cranberry sauce, eggnog and biscuits.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2022

Stunted stalks of corn, just waist-high, their leaves already russet colored and curling in on themselves, stretched forlornly in broken rows across parched, brown fields.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown