Peppermint Patootie > wrote:
> 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.

Thanks for reminding me, PP. My Thai wife uses a lot of greens in her
cooking, too.

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