wondering what to do with those rutabagas???

I have been wondering myself! They are a new addition to our diet (as well as the Lambright's!). A bit of research has told me that they are a cross between cabbage and turnips. They have been dated back to the early 1600's! Interesting, huh? These wonderful root crops are a great long term storage item, as long as they can be kept cool. That works great for those who just aren't ready to try them yet. A few ideas have been shared by members of the CSA, so I thought I would take a moment to pass on what I have learned:

you can boil them and mash them the same as potatoes

you can cube them and add them to soups, stews, or hot dishes/casseroles

you can mix them with mashed potatoes if you don't much care for the flavor on their own

according to Wikipedia, you can make a traditional Scottish dish called Clapshot by combining mashed potatoes, rutabaga, chives, butter or drippings from your meat, salt, pepper, and sometimes onion

another suggestion on Wikipedia was to mix them with carrots and mash...the picture had a beautiful color!

Edited to add: oh yeah! I almost forgot the one that really is common around here in the fall...PASTIES! I have only seen them with potatoes, but there are recipes all over the internet that use rutabaga in them. Who knew?!?!