Turnips!

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steamed or boiled in little water with equal amount of carrots, drain, mash and season with lashings of butter, black pepper and a dash of double cream...
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Not for us dieters then ! patR. pbf.

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DIET... ya boo sucks :dontknow:
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After such boring suggestions, brace yourselves and try these...
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/pickled_turnips.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Z1Puc2lpw
They might sound strange, but well worth trying. I only really enjoyed the sweet recipe when enough time and syrup were used to make it quite sticky at the end, though that's not usual.

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I am starting to feel quite sorry for turnips, all this hatin'. Personally I prefer them to swede.

Putting them in pasties is a good idea, actually. I usually just roast mine or mash them with carrots like PatR does.

Turnip juice? :wink:
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I also like them raw (eat them like an apple) or shredded in coleslaw or in a stirfry.
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Can you grate them into a sort of coleslaw with some remoulade? Could kick myself a couple of years ago in my allotment, I grew loads but just didn't feel inspired enough to actually eat them!
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There is a turnip variety called Melon Turnip sold by T&M that really is sweet that I grew as a regular raw salad ingredient.
I wouldn't say it was as sweet as a melon, but certainly sweeter than some apples.
Plus it's open pollinated and I saved the seed for years.
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