Blue Mac Potatoes are round and slightly-flattened, with purple skin and white flesh.
They are marketed as an all-purpose potato for direct to consumer sale.
They are not currently (2006) in commercial production.
History Notes
Blue Mac Potatoes were developed by Belfast, Ireland native Kenneth G. Proudfoot for Agriculture Canada at its St. John’s West Research Station in Newfoundland from a cross between Arran Victory and a potato referred to as “AND5-142.” Developed 1969; released 1979.