SC - Carrots and Turnips-Period?

[WyteRayven at aol.com]

Hi all,

My family has a very simple recipe that has been handed down from sometime 
before my Great-grandmother. She was born in England, and I am curious if 
there are period recipes similar to this. I will be checking the Florilegium, 
but I thought that I would send out a note as well.

The recipe really has no measurements. Everything is done to taste. It is 
simply peel  boil some carrots, and some turnips (a little less turnips than 
carrots) and mash them together with lots of butter and salt and pepper.

I used to hate it as a kid, but I love it now, though we tend to only have it 
during holidays.

I think that both carrots and turnips are  period, but I don't know if the 
dish might be or not.

Thanks,

Ilia
(who thinks this dish is not only yummy, but is also looks very pretty on the 
table)