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Default Req: cooking rutabaga in micro


"George" > wrote in message
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> On 1/26/2012 6:57 PM, Roy wrote:
>> On Thursday, January 26, 2012 3:43:46 PM UTC-7, biig wrote:
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:38:10 -0500, biig wrote:
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>>>>> > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>> On Jan 26, 8:53 am, > wrote:
>>>>> Thanks for any advice....Sharon in Canada
>>>>>
>>>>> I love rutabaga. I have not nuked one but I would think the wax would
>>>>> mess things up. If you have a really sharp paring knife, hold the
>>>>> whole baga on a cutting board and kind of whittle the layer off.
>>>>> Little quick shaving motions should be pretty easy on your hands. Then
>>>>> nuke it. I would wrap it in plastic wrap and nuke for 7 minutes or so
>>>>> (Guessing 1200 watt nuker here). If at seven you can stick a fork in
>>>>> it you are good to go. If not....
>>>>>
>>>>> I actually did put it in the mw, wrapped in several paper towels.
>>>>> They
>>>>> absorbed the wax quite nicely. It took about 15 minutes in 3 min
>>>>> increments. It was cooked through and I peeled it and mashed it.
>>>>> After
>>>>> doing that, I think that it was more of a pain than peeling it
>>>>> uncooked.
>>>>> It
>>>>> might have been better if I had used a smaller rutabaga, but it did
>>>>> work
>>>>> ok.
>>>>> Thanks for the replies....Sharon
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure we'll be happy when Outlook Express and/or Google Groups
>>>> dies.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> Shrug!! ....and how does that relate to the topic???

>>
>> His reader won't read anything correctly so he blames everyone else
>> because he didn't set it up right. I can read most postings with no
>> problem whatsoever.

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I didn't realize that would happen....I'm not savvy about these things.
I have a comprehension problem, age related, I guess. I don't think that's
any reason not to post. If I annoy him, he will have to deal with it. I
have a thick skin. ...Sharon