Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Grains, Berries - Russet

Russet Color 830 - #80461B

The Russet potato is a large potato with skin of dark brown and few eyes, flesh very white and dry, mealy, ideal for baking, mashing, and french fries, common and popular.

Russet is a coarse cloth made of wool and dyed with woad and madder to give it a subdued grey or brown shade. By the statute of 1363, poor English people were required to wear russet or cheap blanket. Humble squires and priests, such as Franciscans wore russet as a sign of humility but preferred a good quality russet such as that made in Colchester, which was better than the cheapest cloth