Yukon Gold
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Yukon Gold
First recorded in 1965–70; developed by Canadian agricultural researcher Garnet Johnston (1916–2000) at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada
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To give the green garlic a space to shine, I picked up a few pounds of yellow-fleshed Yukon Gold spuds from my favorite potato vendor.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
As the movie opens, the Yukon Gold Rush of the 1890s is in full swing.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2020
The “fries” are actually smashed, skin-on Yukon Gold fingerlings with brittle jackets and soft centers.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2017
The new documentary “Dawson City: Frozen Time” chronicles the discovery of a treasure trove of 1,500 reels of nitrate film that had literally been frozen in a swimming pool at that Yukon Gold Rush boomtown.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2017
So I became a member of the Yukon Gold Expedition, under the management of John Herrick and Julius Dwight, engineers.
From The Blue Birds' Winter Nest by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
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