SC - neeps and tatties?

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Kimib2 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-10-26 21:10:31 EST, you write:
> 
> << in Scotland, turnips are assumed to be yellow ones,
>  or rutabaga. To distinguish between them and what the rest of the world
>  calls turnips, the adjective "white" is added, in Scotland. Elsewhere,
>  turnips are assumed to be white, with a touch of purple about the skin,
>  and the adjective "yellow" is added to the word "turnip" to indicate
>  rutabaga. >>
> is it yellow turnip and white rutabagas? Or white turnips (with a purple top)
> and yellow rutabagas?

In Scotland, they have turnips and white turnips. In the rest of the
English-speaking world, they have turnips and rutabagas, or any of a
number of synonyms for the latter, depending on where you are.

Standard turnips (outside of Scotland) are white, with a purple band
around the top, near the stem. Rutabagas are larger, and yellow inside.

Adamantius, now confused too...
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