They look even nicer when they have been washed...
"Balmoral" is a Second Early potato, with a waxy texture. Apparently it is particularly good for baking or boiling. The ones I have grown have produced tubers much bigger than any of the other First Early and Second Early varieties, so they will probably be ideal for baking.
Although I am not personally into "Growing for Showing", I think this variety would be a good candidate for the showbench.
At the same time as lifting these "Balmoral" potatoes, I also harvested some more of my old favourite "Charlotte":
As you can see, although most of this batch were as clean and unblemished as all the others I have grown this year, there were two VERY wierd ones. These are the good ones:
And these are the wierd ones. Aren't they disgusting?