Starkey
Accession
Vassalboro, ME [Kennebec County]
Synonyms
Foster’s Nonsuch, Starkie, Starkie Pippin
Origin
Vassalboro, Maine; before 1800
Season
Fall-Winter
Uses
Fresh eating/dessert, Storage, Cooking
Distinctive Features
oblate, pale yellow skin washed with bright red, darker red stripes, white dots, greenish russet in cavity
Resembles
Garden Royal, Pomme de Fer
Status of Name
Verified by Old Timer
DNA Information
Not yet tested
