SC - RE: Planning a Feast

[Dottie Elliott]

>> Question, I have had armored turnips before, but am not sure how 
>> available/costly they will be for a december feast. Would it be okay to 
>> substitute potatoes if the turnips turn out to be too scarce or too 
>> expensive?
>> 
>> Has anyone else tasted the armored turnips before? Do you think that 
>> substituting potatoes would make a very big taste/texture difference?  Or, 
>> would I be better off looking for a different recipe altogether?  Like an 
>> herbed cheese pie or something?

I would not substitute potatoes. It would change the dish too much as 
well as being blatantly out of period. I have never had a problem finding 
turnips regardless of the time of year. They may be a bit more expensive, 
yes. However, when compared to the cost of meat they are very reasonable. 
If I have to choose between using potatoes and doing something else, I 
would do something else before I would use potatoes.

Clarissa