My mother used to mash turnip but she had butter on them. They were good. There were thirteen kids in her family that lived. They were poor. When I was young we had a lot of stuff on the table that went away as time went on. I was weaned on homemade butter then she started buying store bought. Baked beans had molasses we gave the cows or real maply syrup we boiled down on huge pot belly stove. We were never poor but she hung on to her old recipies for a long time.
Townsend's youtube channel has a wealth of information on how things were done a couple of centuries ago. Fascinating stuff. Much useful advice for the coming bad times.
I like them raw with a little salt poured on them. My mother and both grannies cooked them like Bright Eyes mentioned (boiled, mashed, buttered). They weren't my favorite, but were pretty good. Here in the South, a lot of people eat the greens from turnips (turnip greens) They grow good in the early spring and late fall. Even after the frost "bites them back", they will still produce. They are very tasty with an onion, cornbread, and homemade pepper sauce.
My Grandma who was a very prim and proper woman. A one room school house teacher, played the organ in her church once told me as kids they would raid gardens. I was shocked. She said they called it Cooning. Today she would be labled a racist and all she was talking about was the animal. I did a little cooning back in the day too.
I had a restraining order filed against me by that piece of shit Christian 'Sam' Kerodin and his wife a few years ago and in the complaint, they accused me of being a racist because I once did a post about coons - the animal. I don't even remember what it was about, but Kerodin's wife, being black, told the judge it was about her 'because everybody knows that 'coon' is a racial slur'. Ever since then, I made sure to call them RACcoons just to rub it in their faces. Their case against me was so weak the judge declined to enforce the restraining order against me, by the way.
IMHO.... One is none (personal protection items).... 3 months of water (or ability to purify).... 6 months of food, seeds, and supplies.... and I hope to have a lot of luck. Ed357
I can eat turnips, yep sure can. I like them all kinda ways. But in a few hours I am not FIT to be around. Put me in a room that you need the wall paper off, yep I can do that. GAS. Bad Gas.
My mother used to mash turnip but she had butter on them. They were good. There were thirteen kids in her family that lived. They were poor. When I was young we had a lot of stuff on the table that went away as time went on. I was weaned on homemade butter then she started buying store bought. Baked beans had molasses we gave the cows or real maply syrup we boiled down on huge pot belly stove. We were never poor but she hung on to her old recipies for a long time.
ReplyDeleteTownsend's youtube channel has a wealth of information on how things were done a couple of centuries ago. Fascinating stuff. Much useful advice for the coming bad times.
ReplyDeleteturnips one sorry tasting food but maybe I could barter them for ammo.
ReplyDeleteShee-it, I'll pull a turnip out of the ground, wash it off and eat it like an apple.
DeleteMe too, I'll eat it raw in a hear beat. Want stew with a kick? Turnip man. Love it in soups too.
DeleteI like them raw with a little salt poured on them. My mother and both grannies cooked them like Bright Eyes mentioned (boiled, mashed, buttered). They weren't my favorite, but were pretty good. Here in the South, a lot of people eat the greens from turnips (turnip greens) They grow good in the early spring and late fall. Even after the frost "bites them back", they will still produce. They are very tasty with an onion, cornbread, and homemade pepper sauce.
DeleteYup, gott have the salt,
DeleteI flat out love greens, too.
Yeap…I’ve eaten them raw too, but they can be kinda hot like a big old radish…
ReplyDeleteWe used to “raid” neighbors gardens and wash them off in the creek…favorite was raw corn with sweet or white potatoes as a side…
Mmm, that's one of things I like about them, that bite.
DeleteRaw turnips are ok but they can be horseradish type hot if they’re too big and dried out..
ReplyDeleteRaw white or sweet potatoes are great but raw corn fresh off the morning stalk was best…
We used to “raid” the neighbor’s gardens in our hollar, wash our loot off at the creek, and have a second breakfast….
My Grandma who was a very prim and proper woman. A one room school house teacher, played the organ in her church once told me as kids they would raid gardens. I was shocked. She said they called it Cooning. Today she would be labled a racist and all she was talking about was the animal. I did a little cooning back in the day too.
DeleteI had a restraining order filed against me by that piece of shit Christian 'Sam' Kerodin and his wife a few years ago and in the complaint, they accused me of being a racist because I once did a post about coons - the animal. I don't even remember what it was about, but Kerodin's wife, being black, told the judge it was about her 'because everybody knows that 'coon' is a racial slur'. Ever since then, I made sure to call them RACcoons just to rub it in their faces.
DeleteTheir case against me was so weak the judge declined to enforce the restraining order against me, by the way.
IMHO....
ReplyDeleteOne is none (personal protection items)....
3 months of water (or ability to purify)....
6 months of food, seeds, and supplies....
and I hope to have a lot of luck.
Ed357
I can eat turnips, yep sure can. I like them all kinda ways. But in a few hours I am not FIT to be around. Put me in a room that you need the wall paper off, yep I can do that. GAS. Bad Gas.
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