tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post6367745284290804404..comments2023-10-17T15:55:47.102+00:00Comments on The Inelegant Gardener: Fine words butter no...HappyMouffetardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-18754561539670884362009-12-23T10:52:42.984+00:002009-12-23T10:52:42.984+00:00Hello and thank you for visiting my blog and leavi...Hello and thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Now that I have found yours I will add it to my 'reading blogs' on my side- bar. I am glad I read your comment about new seeds every year for parsnips, as someone recently told me that so I will get some new ones for next year. I hope you try my Parsnip and Orange recipe, it's lovely but my husband found it a bit sweet for his taste.<br />Have a lovely Christmas and a fab New Year. :)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-49589502956574765862009-12-21T07:28:58.983+00:002009-12-21T07:28:58.983+00:00Bay Area Tendrils - good luck with your parsnips. ...Bay Area Tendrils - good luck with your parsnips. Yes, I grow them from seed (need fresh seed every year).<br /><br />GA - they may be odd shaped, but I bet they taste wonderful.<br /><br />Anna - get yourself some see for 2010!<br /><br />Lucy, if there is then I demand some royalties.<br /><br />MMD - worth a try, at least once. <br /><br />Frances - yes, roasted in oil, the same way you would roast potatoes but for a little less time. The mucus thin sounds worse than it is - when you peel them, they just feel slightly mre slippery than a peeled potato would.<br /><br />Wendy - thanks for your yes vote!<br /><br />Arabella - mmmm, curried parsnip soup. Lovely. Good idea about making the hat an ornament, then it needs no justificatino apart from looking good.<br /><br />Dawn, that is the first (and possibly last) time I have been compared to Melvyn Bragg.<br /><br />Joanne - a very good, and slightly concerning, point. We need to dig them up on Weds, as we are off down to my father's on 24th. The digging may be tough.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-55415859149623639082009-12-20T20:00:04.551+00:002009-12-20T20:00:04.551+00:00Lets hope it thaws ebough to dig them out of the g...Lets hope it thaws ebough to dig them out of the ground for Christmas.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-54093623286833738452009-12-20T13:12:24.115+00:002009-12-20T13:12:24.115+00:00Can't stand parsnips - never have. However, I...Can't stand parsnips - never have. However, I do like to know lots of facts so I am grateful for this post - it's a bit like Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time, but a lot more accessible...Dawn/LittleGreenFingershttp://www.littlegreenfingers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-19946025901499238042009-12-20T12:35:10.114+00:002009-12-20T12:35:10.114+00:00Like MMD, we have never even once seen a parsnip c...Like MMD, we have never even once seen a parsnip cooked and offered. Not at a restaurant or someone's house. They are offered for sale at the grocer's, so someone must be buying them. Roasting is best, would you say? Maybe we'll give them a go. Butter and salt added? The mucus connection is a bit offputting however. :-)<br /><br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-12416801190185441282009-12-20T11:55:52.918+00:002009-12-20T11:55:52.918+00:00I didn't know that about parsnips!! This is th...I didn't know that about parsnips!! This is the time of year when the Bedsock wants me to make curry parsnip soup - it is fab and great for winter walks but needs the frostbitten parsnips for sweetness.<br /><br />You really must have the red hat - my hats are used as ornaments, well they were until Spook got hold of my Australian one. :(Arabella Sockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936438011119860497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-68564544398744398152009-12-20T03:37:44.139+00:002009-12-20T03:37:44.139+00:00interesting...I was just pondering parsnips today....interesting...I was just pondering parsnips today. Got some free seed last year that I never used. <br /><br />Btw, I think a red top hat is totally bonkers, but you should get one nonetheless, so i voted yes.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-21813869236600888292009-12-19T23:14:26.780+00:002009-12-19T23:14:26.780+00:00I have never eaten a parsnip, nor seen one on offe...I have never eaten a parsnip, nor seen one on offer at any table to which I've been invited. It's not an Italian thing, and it must not be an American thing either. After your glowing description, I'd be willing to give one a try.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-49136825040733269212009-12-19T23:08:22.107+00:002009-12-19T23:08:22.107+00:00I associate you (well, your posts) with parsnips. ...I associate you (well, your posts) with parsnips. Is there are Parsnip Marketing Board?<br /><br />LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-5054679328410847922009-12-19T22:35:52.857+00:002009-12-19T22:35:52.857+00:00Wishing that I had made an effort to grow some thi...Wishing that I had made an effort to grow some this year - one of my favourite veg :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-66045341330946094322009-12-19T19:17:46.580+00:002009-12-19T19:17:46.580+00:00I give over a quarter of my vegetable beds to pars...I give over a quarter of my vegetable beds to parsnips, just for Christmas. Love them! There is nothing like taking them out of the ground, cleaning and then roasting, sweet as you like. Glad there is some science behind the whole frost thing.<br /><br />Having said that, most of my parsnips last year looked pretty bizarre.The Gentleman Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880678320464729842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-1194021440671258312009-12-19T19:14:28.474+00:002009-12-19T19:14:28.474+00:00My dear hm
You may recall my recent obsession with...My dear hm<br />You may recall my recent obsession with parsnips.<br />Although I've yet to grow them, & had never cooked them, I found lovely ones at the market - just the right size...not too big..nor small, and did, indeed, roast them with potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner. They added a sweet tangy flavor to the dish, to my delight. <br />Leaning on T to plant them at his allotment next year. <br />(I don't know if the ones I purchased were locally grown. ) You grow them from seed, yes? Will have to find a source and plant them later in the season.<br />Haven't read all your article links, but do appreciate your research! Happy xmas, Happy!Bay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.com