Turnip Tops

Ingredients

• young fresh turnip tops
• pepper
• salt
• a small quantity of dripping or butter

Method

1. 1

   Wash the turnip tops well in cold water.

2. 2

   Trim away hard stalks and faded leaves.

3. 3

   Boil in salted water until tender, removing scum.

4. 4

   Drain, chop finely, melt dripping or butter, return greens, season, and heat through.

5. 5

   Serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 267. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Turnip Tops Turnip tops. Seasoning. Butter or dripping. Choose young fresh turnip tops and wash them well in cold water. Trim away any hard pieces of stalk and remove all faded and discoloured leaves. Have ready on the fire a saucepan of boiling water slightly salted, throw the turnip tops into this and boil them quickly with the lid otf the pan until they are tender, removing any scum as it rises. Then drain the greens, pressing out every drop of water, and chop them finely. Melt a small quan- tity of dripping or butter in the saucepan, return the greens to it and season them to taste with pepper

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