In article >, Todd >
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Got me a forest of Golden Globe Turnips growing in
> the garden:
>
> http://www.rareseeds.com/golden-globe/
>
> Tried eating one of the leaves a week ago. Hmmmm.
> Interesting tastes. My best friend declared them
> "yucky". (She turned a few colors. I thought she
> looked cute, but she protested). I can see where
> all the remarks about feeding turnips greens to
> livestock come from.
>
> Is there some way to clean turnip greens up?
> Some seasoning or spice? Or is nasty just the
> way they come? (I am going to have a lot of them.)
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

I'm growing turnips, too, so I may experiment soon. However, I do
remember turnip greens having a spicy or peppery taste.

I have eaten pickled turnip greens cooked with pork in Chinese dishes.
I think one could "fresh pickle" them by washing then, drying them well,
then layering them in a bowl with white vinegar, covering the dish, and
leaving the in the fridge for a couple of days. Then they could be
taken out, rinsed off, cut into pieces, and stir-fried with some nice
fatty pastured wild pork. I'd also add some garlic and soy sauce to the
dish.

I'll try this and tell you how it turns out. I am very fond of "pork
with sour vegetable" when I get it in Chinese restaurants, although they
often put too much sweetener in the sauce for my taste.

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