[Ag-eq] Turnips

[Tracy Carcione]

I cooked the greens for 10 minutes, just as you said, and added a dash of 
apple cider vinegar after I drained them.  They were very tasty.
The roasted turnips were also a big hit with my husband.
Thanks!
Tracy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
To: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Turnips


> Tracy, check the turnip greens at 10 minutes and see if they are at the 
> dunness you like.  Some people like them less cooked than others.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 8:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Turnips
>
>
>> Thanks Susan and Dave.  Only boil the greens for 10 minutes, ay?  That's 
>> where I went wrong.  And the dash of vinegar should add back some zip 
>> that might be lost in the boiling.
>> Tracy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
>> To: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>; "Agricultural and Equestrean 
>> Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 10:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Turnips
>>
>>
>>> Tracy,
>>>
>>> For your turnips to be watery and your greens having lack of flavor, you 
>>> probably cooked them too long.  Try roasting your turnips in a 425 
>>> degrees oven for about 25/30 minutes.  Scrub them or peel them with a 
>>> potato peeler, cut them into bite size chunks, drizzel them with oil and 
>>> toss them with your favorite mixed seasonings such as grilling, mrs. 
>>> dash or something like Italian.  They are really great mixed with any 
>>> other root vegetable such as potato, sweet potato, carrots, onions, 
>>> rutabaga and parsnips.
>>>
>>> For your greens, put a pot of water on to boil with a bullion cube. 
>>> Wash greens in coldwater and remove stems if they feel tuff, stack 
>>> leaves on a cutting board and run your knife through them a few times. 
>>> Toss your greens in the boiling water and check them at about 10 minutes 
>>> to sute your taste. skoop them out or drain through a caulinder.  We 
>>> like them with a splash of vinegar, a bit of butter and diced raw onions 
>>> on top.
>>>
>>> Susan
>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 6:45 AM
>>> Subject: [Ag-eq] Turnips
>>>
>>>
>>>> Does anyone have a great turnip recipe?  When my turnips were young, I 
>>>> cut them up and put them in salads, which was really good.  Now some of 
>>>> my turnips have gotten pretty big, and I'm not sure how best to eat 
>>>> them. I tried cooking them and mashing them, which I've had in 
>>>> restaurants and was really good, but mine turned out a watery glop.
>>>> And what about the greens?  I've tried cooking them, but they lose all 
>>>> their spicy goodness. Is that just inevitable?
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
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