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Gabby
 
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Default Frozen rutabaga


"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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> Gabby wrote:
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sun 04 Dec 2005 01:34:31p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
>>> Randall?
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>>>> I was watching a food channel host/hostess -- Can't remember who
>>>> now -- that used frozen rutabagas. I have never seen this
>>>> product before. The waxed rutabagas don't appeal to me, but they
>>>> are the only ones I've seen in the last 15 years.
>>>>
>>>> I googled it, but didn't gain much knowledge. Has anyone seen
>>>> this anywhere? Thanks, Dee Dee
>>>
>>> Mostly we get the waxed ones here. It's no big deal, really, since
>>> I have to peel them anyway and the comes away with the peel.

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>> All the wax does is keep them from drying out and getting wrinkly.
>> When I was growing up we had a dirt cellar so the rutabagas lasted
>> most of the winter down there - as did the potatoes and the carrots.
>> In the fridge if they're not waxed they last only a few weeks.
>>
>> Gabby
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> I suppose if you boiled or roasted it whole you wouldn't have to remove
> the wax first -- as long as someone else was gonna clean up the kitchen
> ;-)


LOL. I'd hate to see how long it takes to make one of those suckers tender
enough to mash when cooked whole. At this time of year, even in 2" cubes it
can take 30-40 min.

Gabby