[Sca-cooks] CHEESE!

[ekoogler1 at comcast.net]

It is a great dish and one that I've made often.  Just a suggestion...whenever I make it, I always peel and slice the turnips first...for a couple of reasons.  Firstly, your turnips may be of varying size...in which case the smaller ones cook through in a shorter amount of time than the larger ones.  Secondly, I've found that they are often difficult to cut in nice even slices because they are kind of slippery.  Finally, if you don't drain them REALLY well, they will add water to the mix and make the resulting casserole a little watery.  I place the slices between sheets of paper towel to make sure they are completely dry.

Kiri

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From: Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise <jenne at fiedlerfamily.net>

> Armored turnips.
> If you can't use butter, substitute Olive Oil.
> 
> Platina sez:
> "Cut up turnips that have been either boiled or cooked under the ashes.   
> Likewise do the same with rich cheese, not too ripe. These should be 
> smaller morsels than the turnips, though. In a pan greased with butter 
> or liquamen, make a layer of cheese first, then a layer of turnips, and 
> so on, all  the while pouring in spice and some butter, from time to 
> time. This dish is quickly cooked and should be eaten quickly, too."
> 
> About 1.5 cheese of turnips to a pound of cheese.
> Boil your turnips until they are fork-tender, then peel and slice less 
> than 1/3 of an inch thick.
> Lay slices of cheese in the bottom of a baking dish. add a layer of 
> turnips. Dot on a little butter or a smidgen of oil. Sprinkle on spices 
> (cloves, mace, pepper, nutmeg, ginger all are good). Add another layer 
> of cheese, then turnips, etc. Finish with a layer of cheese.
> 
> Heat in the oven until cheese is melted and beginning to crisp.
> 
> Mundanes like it too. And you can make it in the microwave if you have 
> to-- yesterday for the library holiday party I found it takes about 15 
> minutes to cook a 14" oval casserole of armored turnips in the 
> microwave.
> 
> -- 
> -- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, Knowledge Pika jenne at fiedlerfamily.net 
> "'In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.' Well, for 
> years I was smart. I recommend pleasant." - _Harvey_, by Mary Chase
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