Pastinaca sativa, in the carrot family (Apiaceae). Eaten as a starchy root vegetable in the Old World before potatoes arrived from the new World. Turnips are part of the mustard (Brassicaceae) family.
Sherlockian is right.
I think Tigger may be confusing parsnips with rutabagas, AKA Swede turnips. Both have a pleasantly sharp taste that some folks (unfortunately most of my family) don’t care for. I love them both, and yams and sweet potatoes (which are different things, not actually related to each other but with similar tastes, one is sweeter, but I never remember which)
Now I’m hungry.
We had a feast today for about 40 of us which was a re-creation of 10th century cooking- a famous marriage of a Viking prince to an Anglo Saxon princess. Many participated in designing and making the decor, recipes, furniture, clothing (including handmade leather shoes) and there were workshops for many of those things. One that I attended for 2 days let me make a beautiful and very comfortable pair of shoes with embroidered and beaded trim. I also made my own under and over dress and headband, but bought my veil. We had a total of 3 “meals” through the day, representing a feast before the wedding, as well as the wedding day and a breakfast the morning after- where gifts were presented. It was great fun. Other people acted just as cooks and servers at the event, so we played games in an outdoor area while they had each meal in a back room and prepared for the next one. Some people are more into cooking and don’t care about dressing up (I LOVE to dress up- and even for this event, my clothes were all silk) and pearls on my shoes ;-)
DaveG1960 over 13 years ago
…and a yam…..and a…….
storm-brain over 13 years ago
a, um… um…
Dapperdan61 Premium Member over 13 years ago
Isn’t that a nip you have before dinner ?
Iwa Iniki over 13 years ago
Hmmm! Seems like Claire need to to ALL the cooking.
Sherlockian over 13 years ago
Pastinaca sativa, in the carrot family (Apiaceae). Eaten as a starchy root vegetable in the Old World before potatoes arrived from the new World. Turnips are part of the mustard (Brassicaceae) family.
Dewsolo over 13 years ago
Sherlockian is right. I think Tigger may be confusing parsnips with rutabagas, AKA Swede turnips. Both have a pleasantly sharp taste that some folks (unfortunately most of my family) don’t care for. I love them both, and yams and sweet potatoes (which are different things, not actually related to each other but with similar tastes, one is sweeter, but I never remember which) Now I’m hungry.
vldazzle over 13 years ago
We had a feast today for about 40 of us which was a re-creation of 10th century cooking- a famous marriage of a Viking prince to an Anglo Saxon princess. Many participated in designing and making the decor, recipes, furniture, clothing (including handmade leather shoes) and there were workshops for many of those things. One that I attended for 2 days let me make a beautiful and very comfortable pair of shoes with embroidered and beaded trim. I also made my own under and over dress and headband, but bought my veil. We had a total of 3 “meals” through the day, representing a feast before the wedding, as well as the wedding day and a breakfast the morning after- where gifts were presented. It was great fun. Other people acted just as cooks and servers at the event, so we played games in an outdoor area while they had each meal in a back room and prepared for the next one. Some people are more into cooking and don’t care about dressing up (I LOVE to dress up- and even for this event, my clothes were all silk) and pearls on my shoes ;-)