Bred by Archibald Findlay of Auchtermuchty, Fife, it quickly became Britain's most popular 2nd Early. It has great flavour and a dry, floury texture. It is productive and attractive enough to have gained an RHS award recently but is now rare with only small seed production mainly for Ireland, where it is still very important and dominates summer production. British Queen provided part of the staple diet through two World Wars.
The tuber is oval with white skin, snowy white flesh and shallow eyes. It still manages to have an old fashioned appearance because it has many eyes compared with a modern variety.
The tubers are dry, floury and very tasty. This potato is at its best when fried, baked or steamed. The high starch levels mean that the flesh tends to break up if boiled in the ordinary way however, if simmered gently then it produces the most wonderful fluffy mashed potato.
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