On Sun 05 Apr 2009 10:35:12a, George Shirley told us...

> Omelet wrote:
>> In article >, "brooklyn1"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> "Omelet" wrote
>>>> I've never eaten a parsnip. What do they taste like?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> That's like asking what does horseradish taste like... you'll have to
>>> try a parsnip. I don't like the taste or the texture of parsnip but
>>> it's flavor is required for Jewish penicillin.
>>
>> What is your recipe please? I most often use wings for that, and have
>> never used Parsnip.
>
> One of the nastiest dishes I was ever served was mashed carrots and
> parsnips. Took a bite to be polite and then told the host I couldn't
> hold anymore. He also had mushy peas at the meal, they weren't half bad.
>

I love parsnips, but I would not like them mashed, much less with carrots.
I often add them to stew or along with a roast, but on their own I like
them steamed and then caramelized with a tiny bit of sugar.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.