Rutabagas!

[Worth1]

I have loved this root crop since I was a wee child.

I planted a whole row of them this year and wonder if any of you guys grow them.
It will be my first year growing them along with Turnips

Worth.

[AK110682]

I have never even tried a rutabaga before.... what do they taste like? I finally got around to trying parsnips not too long ago, I really liked them. Maybe rutabagas should be next on my "to try" list.

-Amber

[Worth1]

If you like parsnips you will like rutabagas.
There very popular in Sweden Norway and Finland.
They are sweeter than a turnip.
The things are pretty expensive in the stores here and are always covered in wax.
Rutabagas, mustard greens with ham hock a bowl of good beans, pan fried chicken with gravy.
You just cant get food like that in a restaurant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabaga


Worth

[Dukerdawg]

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I have never had rutabaga, turnips or 'okra'!I got free pack of okra seed from the KY gal who GaryV recommended and don't know a thing about it. Anyone grow okra? Worth(no pun intended) it?

Duane

[BlackestKrim]

Originally Posted by Dukerdawg

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I have never had rutabaga, turnips or 'okra'!I got free pack of okra seed from the KY gal who GaryV recommended and don't know a thing about it. Anyone grow okra? Worth(no pun intended) it?

Duane

Okra is delicious. It's great in succotash, shrimp gumbo, Indian curry, pickled, or just sliced up, dipped in egg + cornmeal, and fried.

Okra is the only thing that grows and flourishes during the heat of the summer where I am. Well, Okra and peppers.

Make sure to pick the pods when they are small and tender (2-3" for most varieties.) Otherwise they get too tough to make good eating. Some varieties (like red velvet) stay soft and tender when the pods are long, and can be harvested at 4+ inches.

Okra get real tall. They are good for shading other plants from the afternoon heat.

I like rutabaga in my fall garden. I don't care for the greens tho- I prefer beet greens and collards.

[hill60]

One of my favorite ways to eat them.

Rutabagas and carrots cooked together then mashed with butter. Serve this with mashed potatoes corn on the cob Yorkshire pudding roast beef and gravy.

Hill60

[Worth1]

Here you go on the okra Duane.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=9460

You will find the Rutabagas next to the Turnips at the store.
You really should try them there very healthy.

"""One of my favorite ways to eat them.

Rutabagas and carrots cooked together then mashed with butter. Serve this with mashed potatoes corn on the cob Yorkshire pudding roast beef and gravy."""

Hill60

Hill60 that sounds great.

Worth

[Worth1]

What not even turnips!!!!

I just went back and saw that.

Lawdy Lawdy Lawdy

[roamwhereiwant2]

Worth,

Just tried rutabagas last year and really like 'em. I bought seeds for Wilhelms Burger to grow this year - yellow flesh with green top. I figured I could get a purple top at the store so why not try something new? I've never tried a parsnip. I guess they'd just taste like a bland carrot?

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by roamwhereiwant2

Worth,

Just tried rutabagas last year and really like 'em. I bought seeds for Wilhelms Burger to grow this year - yellow flesh with green top. I figured I could get a purple top at the store so why not try something new? I've never tried a parsnip. I guess they'd just taste like a bland carrot?

Parsnips don't taste anything like a carrot, nothing at all, you cant even eat them raw.

You simply have to try them.

I eat raw okra too but not many of us do.

Worth

[newatthiskat]

I have to confess I, like duane have not had these veggies. .
Kat

[Polar_Lace]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Parsnips don't taste anything like a carrot, nothing at all, you cant even eat them raw.Worth

Not eating your Parsnips Raw? surprised:

What on Earth? I love Raw Parsnips, they're sweet and firm. To me they've always tasted that way. They're great in juices too.

~* Robin

[roamwhereiwant2]

Duane,

I don't know anything about growing Okra, but Maria at Blue Ribbon Tomatoes mentioned eating Okra raw out of the garden for breakfast. Okra doesn't seem like it would be tasty raw, but who knows?

[roamwhereiwant2]

Okay, I'll try parsnips. Any suggestions on the best dish to try them in?

I don't eat raw okra, but I can't resist raw green beans. It must be a family thing, because I remember my sister walking out to my garden (back in Oregon) and munching on the pole beans.

[Tania]

Everyone in our family LOVES rutabagas and I grow quite a lot of them. They are especially good when touched by light frost...

I still have quite a few in the garden under that snow we've got over Christmas .

Fresh slices of rutabagas with a bit of salt, left for a few minutes so the juice starts to come out... Yummy! ...Or fresh rutabaga slices with honey... Mmmm... I am with you Worth!

Tania