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> On 1/17/2014 5:20 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> On 1/17/2014 5:09 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>>> On 1/17/2014 4:58 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>>>>> My mother used to sneak turnips into beef stew along with potatoes.
>>>>>>> She tried to fool us. Take one bite, you know that's NOT a potato!
>>>>>>> She also used to serve mashed turnips with carrots. She didn't
>>>>>>> force
>>>>>>> us to eat that, thankfully.
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>>>>>> I love most veg, but I can't stand turnips. Wait for the bitch and
>>>>>> Dave to start putting me down as stupid for saying that eh?
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>>>>>> Anyway what did you put in it?
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>>>>> I haven't put it in anything, yet.
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>>>> Ok so what ARE you going to put in it?
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>>> I have no idea what to do with it. It's a small one. I don't know
>>> why I let the little old lady talk me into buying it.
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>> I don't want to sound as though I doubt out, but is it a turnip or
>> rutabaga? In Scotland swedes/rutabaga are called turnips/neeps. I love
>> neeps/rutabaga but not real turnip!
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> I'll not be taking a picture of it <G> but it's a small neep. It's white
> but also purpleish and slightly lumpy looking. I've seen them, just never
> bought one. Do you think it would work well in the oxtail soup?

That's not a neep <g> not in your Grandmother's language anyway That is a
turnip and I wouldn't put it anything I intended to eat ...YMMV

Now rutabaga (neep) is wonderful mashed or in a stew yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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