This will produce large, smooth, 1-lb pinkish-red fruit, with a rich, sweet taste. This was developed in Logan, West Virginia by M.C. Byles, who spent 6 years crossing varieties and picking the best from the results. Its name comes from this process: during this time in the 1940s, he had sold plants for $1 each, eventually paying off the $6000 mortgage on his house, which gave the Mortgage Lifter its name once he was ready to introduce it to the market.