sca-cooks Transport of Foodstuffs

[Donna J. White]

I am afraid I am used to home-grown turnips here in the clay of of Waco,
TX.  They tend to have a bitterness about them that does not sit well
with me.  I could, of course, simply be allergic to them -- explains why
they bother me so.

Genevieve

On Sat, 12 Apr 1997 04:29:51 +0000 James and/or Nancy Gilly
<KatieMorag at worldnet.att.net> writes:
>At 14:00 11-4-97 +0000, Genevieve wrote:
>>
>>On Thu, 10 Apr 1997 ) gypsy1 wrote:
>>>No potatoes? Crikey! Foil'd again!(8-}
>>>What do I use in my beef stew instead? Turnips maybe?(:-}
>>>
>>
>>AAAKKKK.  Try something with less pungency.  Red Potatoes are 
>considered
>>period enough here since they are closer to the purple potatoes of
>>Ireland.  It is my understanding that botanists are attempting to 
>bredd
>>backwards into the purple potatoes and maroon carrots (as well as 
>other
>>veges that have changed over time).  You may be able to find some at 
>a
>>rare foods shop or gourmet deli.
>>
>>Good luck.
>>
>>Genevieve
>>
>
>My lady -
>
>Please take no offence at what I write, but what type of turnip are 
>you used
>to?  I like turnips, but tend to find them somewhat on the bland side
>(especially the way my grandmother prepared them for Thanksgiving and
>Christmas dinner) unless properly seasoned and/or buttered.  I might 
>rather
>like to try one of your pungent turnips if I could but find one. 
>
>Philippa Grey
>
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