We had some family visiting for the Holiday. My Mother-in -Law, Helen. My Aunt Carolyn, her daughter Kathy, and granddaughter Leanne. I used the china from Gramma Otto that I was given recently. It is really nice. The centerpiece is the teapot,since it is missing a lid, I thought it would be a good use for it. We had all the usual turkey day food. The difference this year is that I sent Bob shopping for the dinner while I was working.
TURNIP vs RUTABEGAThe rutabaga, swede or (yellow) turnip (Brassica napobrassica, or Brassica napus var. napobrassica) is a root vegetable that originated as a cross between the cabbage and the turnip—see the turnip disambiguation page. Its leaves may also be eaten as a leaf vegetable.
Bob is a very smart man, but when it comes to certain things, like shopping, he is a total mess. He also has drive through speaker phobia. We can rehearse the order 5 times, but when he hears, "Welcome to Fat Ass Burger, how can I help you?" he stammers, studders, and forgets why he is there. I thought about this for a while last night and I think it is a 'fear of asking' thing? You know, asking for directions, food, where can I find Leeks, sex......etc.... Anyway, I sent him with a list, you know the usual stuff: Leeks, turnips, shallots, celery.....Well the poor guy, my list sent him over the edge.
I had no idea that turnips were those small purple and white things!
We always called the Rutabega a turnip...He checked with the produce guy, because my mother-in-law went with him and told him those little purple and white things are not turnips. But the package said turnips! Oh the dilemma, what to do???? Well, he ignored his mother and bought the stuff that said turnip. So, trying to be nice while unpacking the bags and muttering under my breath, I said, "what the hell are these things" while poking the purple and white things. "Those are turnips", no there not, "yes they are the produce guy said so and see they say turnip on the package". Well take em back and get the big yellowish thing whatever they call it, these are not turnips.
I just checked wikopedia, and guess what, I may have been wrong just a little bit. Actually what I wanted was a Rutabega, aka, yellow turnip. But I would appreciate any of you northerners checking at good old Stop and Shop and tell me what they call turnips.
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That little purple thing looks like a parsnip to me...which is like a baby cousin of a turnip... I do believe. I'm not sure what a rhutabega is.
Rutabegas are bigger than most turnips, and the inside is more yellow. Do Northerners even eat those things? I can cook them but I can't eat them and no one else around here eats them, either. My grandmother will tear them up though!
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