[Sca-cooks] Cooking Turnips

[WyteRayven at aol.com]

Thank you for this tip. I dont care for turnips, becuase of the bitter taste. I'll have to give this a try. :)

Ilia

In a message dated 10/18/2002 7:52:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, mem at rialto.org writes:

> When cooking turnips it's very important to bring them to a boil and
> then discard the water, bring them to a boil again in clean water,
> discard the water, and then boil them yet again in clean water.  This
> cuts the bitter acrid taste that makes most people dislike turnips.
> They still won't taste like mashed potatoes (certainly not like our
> modern Russet potatoes) but it will make them much more
> acceptable to
> the modern palate.
>
> Elaina