[Ag-eq] Turnips

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Tracy:

I love both turnips and kale.  I like to roast turnips and most other root
vegetables.  I also like to put raw turnip in salad.

I'm down to chives and am putting them in everything.

Nella


Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> I'm harvesting my turnips still.  I also have some chard, kale, and parsley
> in the cold frame.  With any luck, I'll have fresh greens for a while yet.
>
> The turnips are not in the cold frame, but I've covered them when the
> temperature is supposed to drop below 40 degrees at night, and they're doing
> well.
>
> One was immense-3 turnips in one, really, and very tasty.  The one I ate
> last night could have been harvested earlier, but was still fine.  I chopped
> and boiled the greens for about 10 minutes, and chopped the root, but didn't
> cook it, and mixed both into pasta, with some beans.  Pretty tasty, though I
> probably could have boiled the root a little, too.
>
> I'm thinking I should make stew with one of my turnips, but don't want it to
> get mushy, the way they can if they're not cooked right.
>
> Anyway, it's great to still be getting fresh veg, and it's already almost
> Thanksgiving.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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