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Chat => General => Topic started by: smurfboy on February 06, 2006, 12:32:54 am

Title: Turnips
Post by: smurfboy on February 06, 2006, 12:32:54 am

How do you like them cooked? Boiled, mashed, roasted? Does anyone have any nice turnip recipes?

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Post by: loulou on February 06, 2006, 12:34:04 am

I prefer mine mashed in with my potato.

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Post by: smurfboy on February 06, 2006, 12:34:37 am

I had some mashed with potato and parsnip the other night - very nice

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Post by: loulou on February 06, 2006, 12:36:23 am

I never mash parsnip. It is too nice simply roasted.

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Post by: Forth Bridges on February 06, 2006, 12:37:33 am

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Post by: smurfboy on February 06, 2006, 12:38:53 am

I like it roasted too. Roasted squash takes some beating though.

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Post by: Forth Bridges on February 06, 2006, 12:47:24 am

what about neeps adn pototos?

 

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Post by: smurfboy on February 06, 2006, 12:48:35 am

Are neeps swedes?

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Post by: loulou on February 06, 2006, 12:54:41 am

Quote from: smurfboy

I like it roasted too. Roasted squash takes some beating though.

Why do you beat them?

Title: Turnips
Post by: smurfboy on February 06, 2006, 12:55:47 am

Because it just WON'T LISTEN!!!!

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Post by: loulou on February 06, 2006, 01:07:20 am

Cos it has no ears.

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Post by: goldencup on February 06, 2006, 07:49:53 am

I prefer my turnips lightly boiled then thrown away.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 06, 2006, 08:54:20 am

I liked the story 'The Enormous Turnip' when I was little.

I haven't tried turnips yet.

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Post by: loulou on February 06, 2006, 09:31:29 am

Choc chick have you never tasted turnip?

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 06, 2006, 09:43:34 am

No I haven't. My mum has never liked it so I have never had the opportunity to taste it. 

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Post by: loulou on February 06, 2006, 09:55:15 am

You haven't missed much.

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Post by: smurfboy on February 06, 2006, 09:59:04 am

Quote from: chocolate chick

I liked the story 'The Enormous Turnip' when I was little.

I haven't tried turnips yet.

I loved that story. From the Ladybird 'Well Loved Tales' range - it was always a treat getting one of those. Do you remember 'The Magic Porridge Pot'?

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 06, 2006, 10:03:36 am

No I don't think I had that one. I was word perfect on the turnip one though. 

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 06, 2006, 10:51:01 am

Smurfy I use turnip in vegetable stew. I can tell you my recipe if you want.

One of my favourite books was the enormous turnip too, choc chick!

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 06, 2006, 11:20:33 am

Its a classic! 

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 06, 2006, 11:21:41 am

I also loved the Little Red Hen, she was very 'girl power' for her time.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 06, 2006, 11:22:43 am

I think I remember that one too. Loved Topsy and Tim!

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 06, 2006, 11:23:00 am

Kit Car Katie was very girl power too.

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Post by: smurfboy on February 06, 2006, 11:23:02 am

Quote from: Cherry_Ripe

Smurfy I use turnip in vegetable stew. I can tell you my recipe if you want.

Yes please  

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Post by: StrollingMinstrel on February 06, 2006, 05:11:46 pm

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I think I remember that one too. Loved Topsy and Tim!

I had a couple of Topsy And Tim books I used to read to my boys when they were little. Used to love doing the voices...  very posh upper class kids, very Enid Blyton!

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Post by: loulou on February 06, 2006, 06:13:05 pm

  I went to Morrisons today and while looking at the veg I spotted some turnips and thought of Smurfy.

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Post by: goldencup on February 07, 2006, 07:53:14 am

  Does anyone remember the old Blackadder sketch?

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 07, 2006, 08:29:02 am

I seem to remember lots of mentions of Baldrick's turnip obsession.