turnip
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About all he can tell us of daily life in the 16th century is that Muscovites loved turnip pie, had few chairs, and that glass was not to be had.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
In gatherings, they savored rice cakes and turnip cakes, with children receiving cash-stuffed red envelopes as blessings from their married relatives.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Boonthom had noticed her packing the harvested fruit — a turnip variety Yo describes as a “cross between a potato and an apple” — and had been love-struck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
So what took the turnip off "good men's tables"? Historians Frances Dolan and Mark Overton point to animal feed and crop rotations.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2023
We gulped the thin turnip water, marveling at our sudden riches.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
In the 19th century, children gobbled chiles and mutton and turnips and jellied pig’s brain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Most convicts had been found guilty of theft, with many being repeat offenders, but some were deported for crimes as petty as trampling on the turnips of the local aristocracy.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
Roots and vegetables are natural fits: turnips, parsnips, cauliflower, mushrooms, roasted eggplant, fennel, sunchokes.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
Yes, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer tucked in a bib and tucked into the haggis, accompanied by neeps and tatties, cute Scottish names for turnips and potatoes, mashed and buttered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Maybe I’ll put the turnips in the rest of the soup.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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