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
Example Sentences
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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
They called it Tabard Farm Potato Chips — Route 11 still sells them when Yukon Gold potatoes are in season — and a little sideline business was born.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2014
You Say Potato, I Say Double-Stranded RNA Tiffany Stecker writes about climate change, agriculture and forestry for ClimateWire in Washington, DC and prefers red potatoes to Yukon Gold.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 12, 2013
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 Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
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