On 12/3/2011 11:07 AM, jmcquown wrote:
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> "Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/2/2011 10:15 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
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>>> Avoidance is my favorite treatment....there's some strange tang to
>>> rutabagas and turnips that turn me off.
>>
>> It's because they taste like dirt worse than beets. I hear
>> they make fine compost, so they're useful for something.
>>
>> nancy
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> Rutabegas look waxy to me. I've gotten more adventurous as I get older I
> don't think I want to eat a rutabega.
>
> Jill

Everyone I have ever seen is wax coated. I assume they must dry out
easily so they coat them in wax. Doesn't matter because you peel the skin.

I like them a lot. They are a turnip and cabbage hybrid and have a
complex sort of broccoli/brussel sprout/cabbage taste. They are quite
versatile. You can eat them raw. Boil them. Roast them. I add them to
soup and curries.