[Sca-cooks] Turnips or Rutabagas?

[Susan Fox]

silverr0se at aol.com wrote:
> Last night I found lamb shanks on sale at my local Ralph's and decided to to make my own version of Scoth Broth (I've beem trying to re-create the flavor of the now-defunct Campbell's soup I rememeber from my childhoodm with very little sucess but some darn good soups).
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> Normally I would add turnips to this but the market didn't have any. They did, however, have rutabagas, which I did not buy, having never tasted one.
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> Can the root-veggie savvy here on the list explain the difference in flavor, so I'll know for next time?
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> Thanks!
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> Renata 
Not much.  They would work just fine.  Remember to follow the rule of 
cutting away the entire outer layer of bitterness.

Are we going to perform Strange Acts of Takoyaki this weekend?

Selene