"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 14:59:57 +1100, Xeno >
> wrote:
>
>>On 9/11/2015 11:07 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 18:20:52 -0400, wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:07:24 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I am one of those, I am not advocating plain, boiled parsnips.
>>>>>> Rather Julia Childs recipe which is delicious and another take on
>>>>>> parsnips.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do parsnips taste like swede/rutabaga? I like those, although I'm not
>>>>> sure about boiled.
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't say they do, they taste completely unlike anything else.
>>>
>>> Now I'm curious, but they're probably not in season here.
>>>
>>Baked parsnips! Delightful.... if done right with a nice gravy.
>>
>>I don't think I would bother with boiled parsnips.
>>
>>The season runs from April until August so you're right, you've missed
>>out. You should still be able to get them out of season at supermarkets
>>however.
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/ovqrjm4
>>
>>They won't be as fresh but, like carrots and other root vegetables, they
>>seem to store quite well.
>>
>>Definitely a unique taste.
>
> I'll have to get me some next time I'm in a supermarket. I always
> thought they were an oddly shaped swede/turnip sibling at double the
> price.

I can't eat turnip cooked any way! Ugh, they flavour a whole dish and are
worse than boiled parsnips!


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