SC - Need Help Badly!

[Mary Morman]

I'm afraid I'm going to open up another black hole kind of argument here,
but...

your problem, murkial, was in how you boiled the turnips.  turnips (at
least here in colorado) need to be boiled in at -least- two and more
likely three waters to get rid of the bitter taste.  i peel them, bring
them to a boil, drain them, cover with cold water, and then do it again.
the third time i let them boil five minutes or so.  not tender, but not
hard either.

we had -very- good luck with armoured turnips beer, butter, spices and
cheese.  also, we jullienned them rather than just slicing them - made
them look a little more acceptable to folks who wanted "a taste" rather
than a great big lump of a serving.

we had, i swear it!, -none- of these left over after the feast.

elaina

On Mon, 29 Sep 1997, Christi Redeker wrote:

> Hello everyone!
> 
> In preparing for my feast, I did a mini-gathering of a few friends this weekend and tried all my feast dishes (none of the people invited belong to the SCA so I was looking for a mundane idea of edible).  Everything came out okay but one thing and that is what I need the help with.
> 
> I made armored turnips and this is how I made it:
> 
> 3 Turnips (fresh, couldn't find any frozen)
> 1/2 cup milk
> sprinkle of ginger
> sprinkle of cinnamon
> Mild cheddar cheese
> 
> Boiled the turnips until done.  Cooled, then peeled and sliced.  Put into a 8X8 baking dish.  Poured in the milk.  Sprinkle the tops of the turnips witrh the spices. Then place the cheese on the top and baked at 325 for about 35-40 minutes.
> 
> The problem was that there was an awful bitter aftertaste to the turnips.  You tasted them and they were lovely, then you had to clear the taste from your mouth with another food quickly.
> 
> What did i do wrong??
> 
> Murkial af Maun
> Christi Redeker
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