tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post2040000472551125684..comments2023-11-09T12:55:31.292-08:00Comments on weird vegetables: Turnip or Rutabaga?eekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02066008299991653232noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-29871476034508324162016-03-20T19:20:58.665-07:002016-03-20T19:20:58.665-07:00Hello, I almost never check the comments anymore (...Hello, I almost never check the comments anymore (this blog has lain fallow for quite some time) and I can't speak for Anonymous, but I'm assuming your best bet for Irish butter stateside is Kerrygold. The salted version is a lot saltier than American butter. That's the only difference I can think of. Thanks for reading.kale daikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575290983221841933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-73357061893559000472016-03-20T19:16:38.779-07:002016-03-20T19:16:38.779-07:00This was posted years ago but maybe I can get a re...This was posted years ago but maybe I can get a response. I am curious about Irish butter. You didn't just say butter. Is there a difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-3365833909979555932014-03-23T06:15:50.721-07:002014-03-23T06:15:50.721-07:00Next time you're mashing rutabagas. Try boilin...Next time you're mashing rutabagas. Try boiling them with carrots and mashing them together. The combo served with butter is delicious!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134430985085295694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-49269689439155900812014-03-23T06:13:18.716-07:002014-03-23T06:13:18.716-07:00Next time you do that, try mashing them up with ca...Next time you do that, try mashing them up with carrots. Rutabega and carrots mashed together with butter is the best!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134430985085295694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-66589783137742058162013-11-28T20:55:12.897-08:002013-11-28T20:55:12.897-08:00My Irish Gran would cook rutabaga in chicken stock...My Irish Gran would cook rutabaga in chicken stock with a cored and peeled apple. Once the veg was tender, she would drain and mash with milk and Irish butter. It was always a favorite and we make it for all of the winter holidays and even the kids like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-40074676757712241892012-12-05T20:51:12.382-08:002012-12-05T20:51:12.382-08:00Here in the "Deep South" we peel the rut...Here in the "Deep South" we peel the rutabaga, cut into quarter sized pieces, cover with water and cook over medium heat with a little salt and a slice of bacon until tender - (just as a similar sized potato slice would be tender). Drain and use a potato masher to make them the consistency of mashed potatoes. Very tasty!!!!Carole O., Floridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-5086178784602315832012-11-22T04:44:07.263-08:002012-11-22T04:44:07.263-08:00My daughter belongs to a vegetable cooperative. Be...My daughter belongs to a vegetable cooperative. Because of this, she is great at identifying veggies. Turnips sold out at my grocery store so I asked her to pick me up a turnip. Last night, as we reviewed all of veggies for thanksgiving dinner, she showed me this purple and white vegetable. I asked what it was and she said a turnip. Naturally, I went to the supermarket to buy a "real" turnip to find out that it is a rutabaga. My Scotch grandmother must be ready to come back from the grave about this. Happy thanksgiving to everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-77317251402348290532012-09-11T23:36:51.751-07:002012-09-11T23:36:51.751-07:00Wow, thanks Daniel. I never realized that. Will do...Wow, thanks Daniel. I never realized that. Will do a raw taste test next time I get a rutabaga and turnip in the room togetherkale daikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575290983221841933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-59131144742353948192012-09-11T20:07:02.496-07:002012-09-11T20:07:02.496-07:00Just found this post -- I like! One more turnip/ru...Just found this post -- I like! One more turnip/rutabaga difference I just learned the hard way: Although rutabagas are wonderful raw, turnips are NOT.Daniel Lowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003867059185862478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-24914846891405172402010-01-10T12:46:25.510-08:002010-01-10T12:46:25.510-08:00Yes, it's well established that sodomy in the ...Yes, it's well established that sodomy in the British Navy was primarily accomplished with rutabagas. Surely that was Churchill's reference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-45067595962306847042009-01-28T13:44:00.000-08:002009-01-28T13:44:00.000-08:00Conor, Churchill famously said that the British na...Conor, Churchill famously said that the British navy was founded on "rum, sodomy and the lash," a phrase that the Pogues later borrowed for an album. Do you think Churchill and/or the Pogues were actually referring to rutabagas?Helena Handbaskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175867297822630875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-44610912532021676092009-01-21T22:27:00.000-08:002009-01-21T22:27:00.000-08:00it's all true! Spanish Frumps are highly valued ba...it's all true! Spanish Frumps are highly valued back home, as they are said to cure bad-temperedness in livestock, and are the base ingredient for a form of homemade cocaine known as "the Letterkenny lash".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-64028087591371173952009-01-21T12:07:00.000-08:002009-01-21T12:07:00.000-08:00You liar! Don't tease me like that. I'm having veg...You liar! Don't tease me like that. I'm having vegetable ecstasy overload. I can't decide whether Spanish Frumps or Wombat Enigmas are my favorite.kale daikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575290983221841933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-252235749825982542009-01-21T05:17:00.000-08:002009-01-21T05:17:00.000-08:00Hi Katrina! Common Irish rutabaga pseudonyms inclu...Hi Katrina! Common Irish rutabaga pseudonyms include:<BR/>Spanish Frumps<BR/>Wombat Enigmas<BR/>O'Reilly's Grenades<BR/>and, in certain parts of County Kerry, O'Leary's LozengesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-4357742666847665792009-01-19T20:03:00.000-08:002009-01-19T20:03:00.000-08:00That's funny, "yellow turnip" is the only rutabaga...That's funny, "yellow turnip" is the only rutabaga pseudonym I came across that I didn't include in the post. I realized it only after deciding not to edit any further (for my own sanity)... Thanks for the addition! I wonder if the Wisconsinites melt cheese on their rutabaga...kale daikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575290983221841933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753533232384973471.post-41834739057327036102009-01-19T18:17:00.000-08:002009-01-19T18:17:00.000-08:00I love rutabagas! But my family in Wisconsin alwa...I love rutabagas! But my family in Wisconsin always called them turnips, sometimes "yellow turnips" to distinguish them from the white variety.<BR/><BR/>There is an annual rutabaga festival somewhere in Wisconsin--can't remember the name. I'd love to go sometime.Helena Handbaskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175867297822630875noreply@blogger.com