Desirée is a popular red-skinned, main crop potato with pale yellow flesh. It is an excellent all-rounder, particularly good for mashing and roasting and firm enough for salads, though this variety is also good for chips (US: fries).
Acorn squash. A winter squash shaped like an acorn but up to 20 x 10-12 cm (8 x 4-5 inches). Has smooth, hard rind which is widely ribbed and changes from dark green to orange during storage. Pale orange flesh is quite firm in texture, slightly sweetish and there is a large seed cavity. Good mashed with plenty of black pepper and butter, or stuffed and baked.
Desserts are the sweet dishes (also known as puddings and sweets) served at the end of a meal in the West. In France the dessert follows the cheese, whereas in the UK it may be eaten before the cheese.
Desiccated coconut is coconut flesh which is finely grated, shredded or flaked and then dried, truly dessicated.
When applied to tomatoes determinate means bush tomatoes which, when they reach a predetermined size, stop growing. They do not need side shoots removing, nor staking, but may need propping up to prevent the fruits dragging on the floor.
Fast growing variety of beetroot with distinctive pale rings.
