Parsnips http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?JYRRP 30 September 2008 Parsnips One parsnip root was pulled today, cooked and tasted. The root has the flavour and texture of a sweet potato, and very pleasant to ingest. There was no evidence of a woody center, and the root could be described as perfect. This vegetable is not often served, considering once it was a main crop substituting for the potato. It stores well, by placing in dry sand or peat moss, similar to storing carrots.
I have never grown parsnips. I understand that the flavor improves after a frost. I may try growing them next year. There are just too many things that I want to try. :)
I am not particularly a fan of that frost idea. I suspect it came from Europe. The parsnips taste wonderful even if one treats them similar to carrots- meaning pulling them when an appropriate size.
