Wednesday 23 September 2009

Whopper parsnip

Okay, so it's not your traditional allotment competition-size parsnip - no metre long parsnip chips for us - but still we were pretty impressed with it! There's always that element of mystery when pulling out roots - will it be a whopper or a mini-me of its true self, or will there be anything at all!




Luckily in this case it was pretty decent sized and made a lovely parnsip and potato mash, drizzled with olive oil and nicely seasoned!



4 comments:

  1. That's an impressive specimen. Must have a look at mine - I thought they would still be quite titchy but your is a whopper. Well done!

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  2. ...the truth is.....there was a teeny one too! Hopefully will be more big'uns than littl'uns overall.

    Yeh it's quite exciting, not knowing what's under there. Hope you have some good 'uns too.

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  3. Lou and Ms Idler.

    I too am impressed with that parsnip. None of mine have looked like that so far.

    I also like your blog and am so glad I have found it. I am adding you to my blogroll, I hope you don't mind.

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  4. Ace - definitely the more the merrier, so blogroll away!

    We've been pretty lucky with the parsnips so far and have had a few more good-sized ones. Our soil is really sandy and well-drained which I think they like. Hopefully they'll last us through the winter :o)

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