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[minstrlmummr]

Healthy vegetables

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[dulcinbradbury]

That's so odd. I find parsnips taste very sweet. I don't get any radish-like flavor from them at all. They're more like carrots.

[gildedacorn]

1) Are you sure those were parsnips?

2) Did you peel them?

Because parsnips are indeed sweet and mild.

[minstrlmummr]

That's what I'd thought, that they were sweet. My parsnip-eating experiences have been few and farther between. I definitely peeled them with a vegetable peeler like you do carrots.

Maybe they were something else pretending to be parsnips...they LOOKED like parsnips...

[minstrlmummr]

I had two big ones. I'd rather buy smaller ones than reject them out of hand...I'll try smaller ones 8)

[ubiq31]

I don't know if it's the same with parsnips, but with turnips, soaking or cooking them somewhat beforehand helps with the end result you likely want.

[dulcinbradbury]

I've been meaning to try parboiling turnips & draining off the water to see if that helps cut the sharpness of their flavor.

[ubiq31]

It does :D I've made http://www.medievalcookery.com/recipes/pottage.html for a couple of dayboards at large events; that recipe is where I first saw to do that, and it really helped. The turnip pottage went faster than the meat soups and stews!

[dulcinbradbury]

Excellent! I'll have to experiment.

[ilaine_dcmrn]

Mashed potatoes and parsnips are yummy. The parsnip flavor is thinned by the potato and enhances it nicely.

[minstrlmummr]

Always looking for lower-glycemic ways to reintroduce the potato into my life 8)